February 16, Thursday, 2017 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Raja Pradan and Ms. Hiroko Kitadai

1. Japan’s Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida has left for Germany to meet with his counterparts of the Group of 20 countries.
2. South Korean government officials say fingerprint checks show it is certain the man who died in Malaysia was Kim Jong Nam, half-brother of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un.
3. U.S. President Donald Trump has indicated his administration will not necessarily stick to the “two-state solution” between the Israelis and Palestinians.

February 15, Wednesday, 2017 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Yuka Matsumoto and Mr. Raja Pradan

1. The South Korean government said on Wednesday morning that it has determined the identity of the person killed in Malaysia is Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
2. The Chinese government says 192 people were infected with the H7N9 strain of bird flu in January across the country and 79 of them died from the disease.
3. Executives of Toshiba are seeking support from financial institutions to strengthen their capital base.

February 12, Sunday, 2017 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Hirokazu Sakamaki and Ms. Keiko Kitagawa

1. The South Korean military says North Korea fired a ballistic missile from North Pyongan Province in the country’s northwestern region on Sunday morning.
2. Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga says the government has protested to North Korea over its firing of a ballistic missile.
3. The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned continued fighting across South Sudan that has killed or displaced a large number of civilians.

February 10, Friday, 2017 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Sara McDonald and Ms. Mariko Kojima

1. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to propose measures to strengthen the bilateral alliance at the Japan-U.S. summit.
2. A U.S. federal appeals court has ruled against reinstating President Donald Trump’s executive order that temporarily bans entry of people from 7 Msulim-majority countries.
3. A senior official of Russia’s Foreign Ministry has indicated that the country and Japan will agree on project plans for joint economic activities on Russian-controlled islands claimed by Japan.

February 9, Thursday, 2017 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Hiroko Kitadai and Ms. Yuka Matsumoto

1. Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is to leave for Washington on Thursday for his first summit with U.S. President Donald Trump.
2. A project that takes in Syrian refugees as exchange students is to bear fruit in April following the arrival of the first group of students to Japan.
3. A team led by Japanese scientists has for the first time observed the creation of a new planetary system.

February 8, Wednesday, 2017 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Helen Lewis and Ms. Mick Corliss

1. The White House says President Donald Trump has invited Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to visit his private resort in Florida after meeting on Friday in Washington.
2. The U.S. trade deficit rose slightly last year with China and Japan being the largest contributors.
3. Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida has emphasized the importance of working with Russia on plans for joint economic activities on 4-Russian held islands.

February 7, Tuesday, 2017 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Fumiko Konoe and Ms. Risa Shimizu

1. The U.S. government has submitted additional legal briefs to a federal appeals court over Donald Trump’s immigration policy.
2. The Japanese government is stepping up preparations for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s first official meeting with Trump.
3. A partnership deal between 2 Japanese automakers may entice others to forge alliances in the development of eco-friendly and autonomous vehicles.