- The leaders of Japan and Russia have agreed to further accelerate negotiations on concluding a peace treaty that would include resolving the issue of four Russian-held islands claimed by Japan.
- The foreign ministers of Japan and South Korea are to hold their first meeting since the South Korean Supreme Court’s ruling on the wartime labor issue.
- The U.S. government is likely to speed up its preparations for a second summit between the U.S. president and North Korean leader.
