September 17, Tuesday, 2019 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Hiroko Kitadai and Ms. Fumiko Konoe

  1. More than a week after Typhoon Faxai hit the greater Tokyo area, thousands of households in Chiba Prefecture are still without power.
  2. A Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthi movement in Yemen has said Iranian weapons were used in Saturday’s attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities.
  3. The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has notified Congress of its plan to sign a trade deal with Japan.