1. The head of a scandal-hit school operator has told the Diet that he received a donation of one million yen, or about 9,000 dollars, from the wife of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
2. Police in London who are investigating an attack in Britain’s capital say they believe the attacker was inspired by Islamic-related terrorism.
3. The South Korean government says work to recover the sunken Sewol ferry is expected to finish by Thursday night.
日: 2017年3月23日
March 22, Wednesday, 2017 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Mick Corliss and Ms. Helen Lewis
1. South Korea’s Defense Ministry says North Korea fired a missile on Wednesday morning, but that the launch appears to have been unsuccessful.
2. Prosecutors in South Korea investigating a corruption scandal have finished questioning former President Park Geun-hye for the first time. Park was allowed to return home after more than 21 hours of questioning.
3. A senior White House official says the Trump administration is reviewing the U.S. policy of pursuing a world free of nuclear weapons, as pursued by former president Barack Obama.