March 15, Wednesday, 2017 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Emma Howard and Ms. Risa Shimizu

1. U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will arrive in Japan on Wednesday to start his first Asian tour since he assumed his post. North Korea is expected to be high on the agenda.
2. Struggling Japanese electronics company Toshiba is looking to pull out the nuclear power plant business in a bid to turn around the finances.
3. South Korean prosecutors say they have summoned deposed President Park Geun-hye next Tuesday for questioning on bribery charges.