August 10, Saturday, 2019 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Fumiko Konoe and Ms. Risa Shimizu

  1. The South Korean military says North Korea has fired two more projectiles, believed to be short-range ballistic missiles, into the sea east of the Korean Peninsula.
  2. Former Japanese residents of four Russian-held islands claimed by Japan have arrived in the territory to visit the graves of their ancestors.
  3. U.S. President Donald Trump says he is not ready to make a trade deal with China, questioning whether the next round of scheduled talks will take place.