- A video of a man randomly attacking a group of schoolchildren waiting for a school bus in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, on Tuesday was captured on the onboard camera of the bus.
- Japanese and Russian foreign and defense ministers are scheduled to meet on Thursday in Tokyo.
- The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 200 points for the second straight day on global concern over global economic slowdown.
May 30, Thursday, 2019 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Yuka Matsumoto and Ms. Hiroko Kitadai