- Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong have blocked roads and rail tracks to and from the international airport, disrupting transport services across the territory.
- Japan’s exports to China fell in the first six months of the year as companies shifted production elsewhere to avoid trade tariffs.
- Japan’s latest draft defense white paper warns that North Korea may have already developed nuclear warheads small enough to be loaded into ballistic missiles.
September 2, Monday, 2019 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Raja Pradhan and Ms. Fumiko Konoe