June 27, Thursday, 2024

1. The vice governor of Japan’s southern prefecture of Okinawa has expressed strong anger over the indictment of a US Air Force member for the alleged kidnap and sexual assault of a girl under 16. Brigadier General Nicholas Evans, commander of the 18th Wing at US Kadena Air Base, promised the US military will fully cooperate with the investigation by local authorities and the legal process.
2. Japan’s Emperor Naruhito has attended a welcome banquet in London’s financial district during his state visit to Britain. Emperor Naruhito said in his speech the citizens of Japan and the UK have made bold efforts to solve challenges, building on the achievements of their predecessors and flexibly embracing new technologies.
3. A group of researchers in Japan says it has found that the use of three anticancer drugs before surgery helps raise the survival rate for esophageal cancer patients. The researchers say the triplet chemotherapy has prompted a review of the treatment for esophageal cancer.