日: 2017年5月4日

1. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said he wants to put a revised constitution into force by 2020.
2. North Korea’s state-run media has made a rare direct criticism of China, saying Beijing has sided with the United States in putting pressure on Pyongyang over its nuclear and missile programs.
3. Participants in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal have agreed to decide on the direction of the pact without the United States at ministerial talks that will take place in Vietnam late this month.

1. A preparatory meeting for the 2020 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference opened on Tuesday at the U.N. office in Vienna.
2. The U.S. and Russian presidents have agreed to cooperate on resolving the issue of North Korea’s nuclear and missile development.
3. Events will be held across Japan on Wednesday to mark the 70th anniversary of the Constitution.