November 3, Sunday, 2019 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Hirokazu Sakamaki and Ms. Keiko Kitagawa

1. Police in Okinawa believe the fire, which destroyed Shuri Castle, is likely to have started from the main hall.

2. Japan’s Environment Ministry says dozens of bags containing radioactive soil were swept into rivers following a powerful typhoon last month.

3. Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have agreed to do more to help resolve the issue of Rohingya refugees.