August 6, Sunday, 2017 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Hirokazu Sakamaki and Ms. Keiko Kitagawa

1. Tens of thousands of people gathered Sunday in Hiroshima to reflect on a tragedy that changed the course of history.
2. The United Nations Security Council has unanimously adopted new sanctions against North Korea over its test-firing of ballistic missiles.
3. Japan’s new Foreign Minister Taro Kono will visit the Philippines to attend meetings with his counterparts from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and other countries in the region.