月: 2017年6月

1. Kuwait’s leader is visiting Saudi Arabia to try to resolve the diplomatic rift between Qatar and Arab nations.
2. British police have named Youssef Zaghba as the third suspect in Saturday’s attack in London. There are reports that he had been flagged to Italian authorities as a potential risk.
3. Sources at Japan’s science ministry have told NHK that up to 22,000 becquerels of radioactivity have been detected in the lungs of a worker accidentally exposed to radioactive materials at a nuclear research facility.

1. British police have named 2 of the 3 perpetrators of Saturday’s London attack, and revealed that one of them had already been known to authorities.
2. Qatar is already feeling the economic effects of the decision by Saudi Arabia and 5 other countries to sever diplomatic ties with the country.
3. Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he hopes China’s “One Belt, One Road” economic initiative will be realized along the lines of international rules.

1. British media are reporting that a man from Pakistan is the mastermind of Saturday’s attack in central London.
2. People of Hong Kong gathered on Sunday for an annual memorial service to commemorate the 28th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing.
3. Southeast Asian defense officials are toning down the criticism of China’s maritime activities in the South China Sea.

1. London police say 6 people have been killed in terrorist attacks in the city.
2. The defense chiefs of Japan, the United States and South Korea have agreed to work closely together to deal with North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs.
3. Chinese authorities have tightened security around Tiananmen Square in Beijing on the 28th anniversary of the violet crackdown on pro-democracy protesters.

1. The U.N. Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution to expand sanctions on North Korea.
2. U.S. President Donald Trump and his environment chief have defended the decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change as the administration faces criticism both at home and abroad.

1. U.S. President Donald Trump says his country will withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change.
2. Japan’s Meteorological Agency says the average density of carbon dioxide in the country’s atmosphere reached its highest level last year.
3. Russian President Vladimir Putin has justified his nation’s military buildup on islands claimed by Japan.

1. The launch of a rocket carrying a satellite that is part of Japan’s version of a global positioning system was a success.
2. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga has called for quick passage during the current Diet session of a one-off legislation on Emperor Akihito’s abdication.
3. U.S. President Donald Trump says he will announce his decision on the Paris climate accord on Thursday.