1. North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Sunday, but it appears to have failed.
2. One year has passed since the most devastating earthquake occurred among a series of tremors in and around Japan’s southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto.
3. Turkey is holding a referendum on Sunday on whether to grant sweeping new powers to the president.
日: 2017年4月16日
April 15, Saturday, 2017 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Fumiko Konoe and Ms. Risa Shimizu
1. North Korea has held a military parade showcasing a new type of intermediate ballistic missile and other arsenal.
2. The U.S. government has declined to designate China as a “currency manipulator,” but will keep the country on its “monitoring list,” along with 5 other economies.