July 1, Monday, 2013 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Raja Pradan and Ms. Yuka Matsumoto
1. ASEAN member countries and China have agreed to create a set of legally-binding rules to peacefully resolve territorial issues in the South China Sea.
2. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed to hold vice-ministerial talks on the two countries’ territorial dispute late this year.
3. A British newspaper has reported that the Japanese Embassy in the United States had been bugged by a U.S. intelligence agency.
July 2, Tuesday, 2013 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Risa Shimizu and Ms. Yuka Matsumoto
1. North Korea’s nuclear program is high on the agenda of a meeting between the foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and other countries.
2. Former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden has harshly criticized President Barack Obama for obstructing his attempts to seek asylum.
3. Ministers attending a nuclear security conference have agreed to adopt anti-terrorism guidelines drawn up by the International Atomic Energy Agency.
July 3, Wednesday, 2013 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Helen Lewis and Mr. Michael Rhys
1. Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi says his presidency is justified by a democratic election and must be respected.
2. Foreign ministers have wrapped up the regional forum of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
3. Russian President Vladimir Putin has held talks with the leaders of Latin American countries.
July 4, Thursday, 2013 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Patrick Devolpi and Ms. Yuka Matsumoto
1. Japanese politicians have hit the campaign trail for the Upper House election on July 1st.
2. Egypt’s military says it has named the chief justice of the Supreme Constitutional Court as interim president, effectively declaring the removal of President Mohamed Morsi.
3. Crude oil futures in New York have risen to the highest level in 14 months on concern over the unrest in Egypt.
July 5, Friday, 2013 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Risa Shimizu and Mr. David Crystal
1. Sporadic clashes have been reported in Egypt ahead of Friday’s weekly prayers. An Islamic group backing ousted president Mohamed Morsi is calling for a nationwide protest on the day.
2. North Korea has accepted the South’s proposal to hold talks on Saturday over restarting operations at the jointly- run Kaesong industrial complex.
3. China and Russia are due on Friday to start eight days of joint naval exercises in the Sea of Japan.
July 6, Saturday, 2013(2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. David Crystal and Ms. Fumiko Konoe
1. Japanese power companies are preparing to apply to restart 5 nuclear plants. Four companies say their plants conform to new safety guidelines introduced by the country’s nuclear regulator.
2. Clashes between supporters and opponents of ousted president Mohamed Morsi are spreading nationwide. At least 44 people were reportedly killed across the country on Friday.
3. South and North Korea have begun working-level talks over restarting operations at the jointly-run Kaesong industrial complex.
July 7, Sunday, 2013 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Hirokazu Sakamaki and Ms. Keiko Kitagawa
1. A passenger jet from Seoul, South Korea, has crashed at San Francisco International Airport in the United States, leaving 2 people dead and more than 180 injured.
2. Officials from North Korea have agreed that South Korean officials may visit a jointly-run industrial complex.
3. Egypt is to name its interim prime minister amid confusion following its president being removed from power by the military.
July 8, Monday, 2013 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Hiroko Kitadai and Mr. David Crystal
1. New nuclear safety regulations for Japan’s power utilities came into effect on Monday.
2. U.S. investigators say Asiana Airlines jet tried to abort its landing for another try one and half a second before crashed landing at San Francisco Airport.
3. In Egypt, both supporters and opponents of ousted president Mohamed Morsi staged massive demonstrations in Cairo on Sunday.
July 9, Tuesday, 2013 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Risa Shimizu and Mr. Mick Corliss
1. Parties contesting in the July 21st Upper House election have clarified their positions on Japan’s nuclear energy policy.
2. Bank of Japan board members are expected to upgrade their assessment of the country’s economy in the upcoming 2-day policy meeting this week.
3. Egypt’s interim president has announced that he wants a new constitution to be approved by the end of the year, and parliamentary and presidential elections to be held next year.
July 10, Wednesday, 2013 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Michael Rhys and Ms. Hiroko Kitadai
1. Supporters of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi are reacting angrily to reports that the interim president has begun choosing a caretaker government.
2. Heavy rainfall is affecting more parts of northeastern India. More than 100-thousand people have been displaced in Assam State.
3. South Korean businessmen have visited an inter-Korean industrial complex for the first time since operations there were suspended 3 months ago.
July 11, Thursday, 2013 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Raja Pradan and Ms. Hiroko Kitadai
1. The United States has called on China to end its cyber attacks on U.S. targets.
2. The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant says high-levels of radioactive cesium in groundwater may be due to soil mixed into the water.
3. Egyptian authorities are escalating their crackdown on supporters of ousted president Mahamed Morsi.
July 12, Friday, 2013 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Raja Pradan and Ms. Hiroko Kitadai
1. U.S. President Barack Obama has urged that China should settle its territorial disputes in the East and South China Seas peacefully.
2. The United States and China have agreed to start substantive negotiations on a bilateral investment treaty.
3. The key New York stock index closed at a record high on Thursday.
July 13, Saturday, 2013 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Fumiko Konoe and Ms. Yuka Matsumoto
1. Former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden has indicated he will request asylum in Russia.
2. A Pakistani teenager who was shot by Islamic extremists for promoting education for girls took the podium at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
3. A Boeing 787 Dreamliner operated by Ethiopian Airlines caught fire at Britain’s Heathrow Airport. No passengers or crew were on board the plane.
July 14, Sunday, 2013 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Hirokazu Sakamaki and Ms. Keiko Kitagawa
1. Egypt’s prosecutors have begun investigating ousted president Mohamed Morsi.
2. Bhutan’s largest opposition party won a landslide victory in parliamentary elections on Saturday.
3. France’s national railway’s operator says a faulty track joint may have caused Friday’s derailment, which left at least 6 people dead and 30 more injured.
July 15, Monday, 2013 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Yuka Matsumoto and Mr. David Crystal
1. Finance ministers from the Group of 20 countries will meet with central bank chiefs in Moscow to discuss expectations of a tapering in the U.S. monetary stimulus.
2. Japan’s Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida will promote the country’s nuclear technology to help Japanese companies win contracts in Jordan.
3. Supporters of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi are calling for mass demonstrations across the country on Monday.
July 16, Tuesday, 2013 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Risa Shimizu and Ms. Yuka Matsumoto
1. Japan’s nuclear regulator has begun screening applications from power companies to restart nuclear reactors.
2. Russian forces are conducting what is believed to be the largest military drill in Russia’s Far East since the collapse of the Soviet government in 1991.
3. In Egypt, security forces clashed with supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi in a fresh wave of unrest.
July 17, Wednesday, 2013 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Michael Rhys and Ms. Helen Lewis
1. The Panamanian authorities have found what are believed to be missile components on a ship traveling from Cuba to North Korea through the Panama Canal.
2. Egypt’s interim government has been sworn in amid continuing unrest.
3. Russian authorities have confirmed that U.S. intelligence leaker Edward Snowden has officially filed an asylum request with Russia.
July 18, Thursday, 2013 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Patrick Devolpi and Ms. Yuka Matsumoto
1. China’s state-run oil companies plan to develop new gas fields in the East China Sea.
2. North Korea has acknowledged that it was carrying weapons in a freighter, which was seized in Panama.
3. A Taliban commander has written to Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl who survived being shot in the head in 2012.
July 19, Friday, 2013 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Risa Shimizu and Mr. Maxwell Powers
1. The city of Detroit has filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection in a federal court.
2. A Japan Airlines Boeing 787 aircraft has returned to an airport in the U.S. city of Boston after a fuel pump alert.
3. Supporters and critics of the ousted Egyptian president remain at loggerheads, raising fears of further confrontation.
July 20, Saturday, 2013 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. David Crystal and Ms. Hiroko Kitadai
1. The Group of 20 nations have agreed that the U.S. monetary easing should be curtailed in a way that would prevent volatility in financial markets.
2. China’s central bank says it will do away with the lowest limit that banks can charge corporate clients for loans. The measure takes effect on Saturday.
3. Japanese voters will go to the polls in the Upper House election on Sunday. Candidates and party leaders are making a final push for voters across the country on Saturday.
July 21, Sunday, 2013 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Hirokazu Sakamaki and Ms. Keiko Kitagawa
1. Voting began on Sunday in the election for the Upper House of Japan’s Parliament. It is the first national vote after power shifted to the coalition led by Liberal Democratic Party last December.
2. Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou has been reelected as chairman of the ruling Nationalist Party.
3. Finance Minister Taro Aso says Japan will draw up a mid-term plan for restoring fiscal health in time for the Group of 20 summit meeting slated for September.
July 22, Monday, 2013 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. David Crystal and Ms. Hiroko Kitadai
1. Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his coalition government have ended the divided Diet, achieving a strong majority in Sunday’s Upper House election.
2. Japanese officials have left for Malaysia to participate in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks for the first time.
3. Egypt’s interim government will seek ideas from political parties and other groups before it mends the nation’s constitution.
July 23, Tuesday, 2013 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Mick Corliss and Ms. Risa Shimizu
1. A Japanese government report says Japan’s economy appears to be emerging from prolonged deflation.
2. A Japanese government advisory panel will accelerate its discussions on Japan’s right to exercise collective self-defense.
3. A senior Japanese government official has criticized the operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant for failing to stop radioactive water leaking into the ocean.
July 24, Wednesday, 2013 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Michael Rhys and Ms. Hiroko Kitadai
1. Delegates to the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks will hold a special session on Wednesday to help Japan catch up on the negotiations.
2. Japan has posted its largest-ever trade balance deficit for the first half of this year, mainly due to higher costs of fuel imports stemming from the weaker yen.
3. Members of the U.N. Security Council have expressed hopes for a resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.
July 25, Thursday, 2013 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Raja Pradan and Ms. Hiroko Kitadai
1. Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe left for Malaysia on Thursday morning, beginning a tour of Southeast Asian nations.
2. Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida has told Israeli President Shimon Peres that Japan hopes stalled peace talks will be resumed at an early date.
3. A train carrying more than 200 passengers has derailed in northwestern Spain, killing at least 60 people.
July 26, Friday, 2013 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Raja Pradan and Ms. Hiroko Kitadai
1. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says over 100,000 people have been killed in the Syrian conflict.
2. Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida has pledged financial aid to Jordan which has been providing support for refugees from Syria.
3. North and South Korean officials have ended marathon talks without any deal over the resumption of a jointly-run industrial zone.
July 27, Saturday, 2013 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. David Crystal and Ms. Fumiko Konoe
1. People in North and South Korea are marking 60 years since the suspension of hostilities between them. North Korea is celebrating the anniversary of the Armistice Agreement with a show of military strength.
2. Fresh clashes between supporters and opponents of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi have left five people dead and more than 70 injured.
3. U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has stressed his country’s position that Japan and China should each take necessary measures to ease tensions over the disputed Senkaku islands in the East China Sea.
July 28, Sunday, 2013 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Hirokazu Sakamaki and Ms. Keiko Kitagawa
1. Egyptian security authorities have warned demonstrators to disband after clashes between supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi and security forces left dozens of people dead.
2. In Kuwait, opposition groups led by the Muslim Brotherhood have boycotted a parliamentary election amid concern over deepening political confrontation.
3. Thousands of Tunisians have taken to the streets calling for the overthrow of the government on the day of the funeral of an assassinated opposition politician.
July 29, Monday, 2013 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Raja Pradan and Ms. Yuka Matsumoto
1. Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he will decide how to proceed with a controversial sales tax hike after considering the impact it will have on Japan’s economic recovery.
2. The operator of the Takahama nuclear plant in central Japan says it will take more anti-tsunami measures as requested by nuclear regulators.
3. Voters have cast ballots for a presidential election in Mali.
July 30, Tuesday, 2013 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Risa Shimizu and Ms. Yuka Matsumoto
1.Chinese leaders are apparently wary about Japan’s appeal that a bilateral summit meeting will soon become reality.
2.A senior Japanese Defense Ministry official has briefed the U.S. government on Japan’s intention to equip its Self-Defense Forces with amphibious capabilities to defend remote islands.
3. The unloading 12 more controversial U.S. Marine Osprey aircraft has begun at a U.S. base in western Japan before their deployment in Okinawa next month.
July 31, Wednesday, 2013 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Helen Lewis and Mr. Michael Rhys
1. Israeli and Palestinian negotiators have agreed they will continue talks to reach a peace agreement within 9 months.
2. Supporters of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi have gathered in Cairo to mourn the people killed in the clashes with security forces last week.
3. Investigators in Spain say the driver of the train that derailed last week was talking on the phone with a railway official at the time of the crash.