1. Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said a ballistic missile was launched from North Korea’s western coast around 9:39 a.m. Japan Time.
2. Severe tropical storm Nanmadol is lashing the western Japanese region of Kyushu with heavy rains.
3. Japan and the European Union will hold another round of ministerial-level meetings this week to discuss a proposed Economic Partnership Agreement.
日: 2017年7月5日
July 3, Monday, 2017 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Yoshi Ogasawara and Ms. Yuka Matsumoto
1. Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike’s new local party and allies scored a landslide victory in Sunday’s metropolitan assembly election.
2. Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump have agreed to hold a 3-party summit with South Korea this week to discuss North Korea.
3. Business confidence among large Japanese manufacturers has improved for the 3rd quarter in a row.