1. NHK has learned Indonesia’s intelligence agency believes one of 4 North Korean suspects in the killing of Kim Jong Nam was previously a diplomat at the embassy in Jakarta.
2. The Dutch government has prevented Turkey’s foreign minister from visiting the Netherlands to address Turkish voters there.
3. Twin bombs believed to be targeted at Shia Muslim pilgrims have exploded in the Syrian capital. The nation’s state-run news agency quotes police as saying 33 people were killed.
日: 2017年3月12日
March 11, Saturday, 2017 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Risa Shimizu and Ms. Fumiko Konoe
1. Saturday marks 6 years since the massive earthquake and tsunami hit northeastern Japan, triggering the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident. Reconstruction efforts in disaster-hit areas have been delayed, and many people are still living in temporary and other housing as evacuees.
2. Japanese government officials say a Japanese peacekeeping operation in South Sudan will be replaced by humanitarian aid and other assistance.