March 27, Tuesday, 2018 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Risa Shimizu and Ms. Fumiko Konoe

  1. A key figure in the document-tampering scandal involving Japan’s Finance Ministry is giving sworn testimony at the Diet on Tuesday.
  2. Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force is undergoing the largest reorganization since it was formed 64 years ago.
  3. The Russian government has eased import restrictions on Japanese seafood. It imposed bans after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster on concerns of radioactive contamination.