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

1. The Chinese government has introduced a new ranking system for foreign nationals applying for working permits.
2. The prime ministers of India and Malaysia have decided to cooperate to strengthen economic ties, including investment in IT industry and infrastructure construction.
3. Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu has broken his own free skate world record, winning his second men’s world championship.

April 1, Saturday, 2017 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Fumiko Konoe and Ms. Risa Shimizu

1. U.S. President Donald Trump has signed 2 executive orders that target unfair practices employed by U.S. trading partners.
2. Delegates from 115 countries have wrapped up the first round of talks on a proposed international treaty to ban nuclear weapons.
3. The Japanese government has lifted the evacuation order for most parts of a town in Fukushima Prefecture that was hit by the 2011 nuclear disaster.