月: 2017年8月

1. U.S. and South Korean forces have begun their annual joint military exercise amid simmering tensions with North Korea.
2. The U.S. Navy says one of its Aegis destroyers has collided with a merchant vessel in the Strait of Malacca, leaving 10 sailors missing and five injured.
3. Campaigning for Japan’s main opposition Democratic Party leadership has begun.

1. Thousands of anti-racism protesters marched Saturday in cities across the United States.
2. Some Spanish media outlets say perpetrators of the deadly terror attacks were planning to blow up multiple popular tourist spots in Barcelona, including the Sagrada Familia church.
3. Finnish police say they have launched an investigation into Friday’s deadly stabbing spree, treating it as murder with terrorist intent.

1. The White House has announced that Donald Trump had fired his chief strategist Steve Bannon.
2. U.S. President Donald Trump faces further isolation following a mass resignation of members of a White House panel on the arts.
3. Police in Spain say a single group could be responsible for the deadly terror attack in central Barcelona and an incident at a nearby seaside resort.

1. A van has crashed into a crowd in Spain’s northeastern city of Barcelona, killing 13 people and wounding about 100 others.
2. The foreign and defense chiefs of Japan and the United States have agreed to continue exerting pressure on North Korea to halt its nuclear and missile programs.
3. Japan’s foreign minister says the government will offer assistance worth about 500 million dollars to enhance the maritime security capabilities of Indo-Pacific coastal nations.

1. Japan’s foreign and defense ministers have confirmed the importance of joint efforts with the United States in dealing with North Korea.
2. U.S. President Donald Trump says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made a wise decision over a plan to fire ballistic missiles toward waters near the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam.
3. Japanese tennis player Kei Nishikori has announced he will be out for the rest of the 2017 season due to his injured wrist.

1. Japan’s Foreign Minister Taro Kono and Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera are heading to the United States for talks with their American counterparts.
2. A U.S. State Department spokesperson says North Korea must take serious steps toward denuclearization before the United States can sit down to the negotiating table.
3. A global treaty designed to regulate mercury took effect on Wednesday after it was ratified by more than 50 countries.

1. North Korea says its leader has been briefed of its military’s plan to fire missiles near Guam. But it reportedly said he would watch the conduct of the U.S. a little longer before making a decision.
2. Two top U.S. officials say their country is willing to negotiate with North Korea if Pyongyang stops making provocative moves such as nuclear and missile tests.
3. The people of Japan are commemorating 72 years since the end of World War II on Tuesday.

1. The top military officer of the United States is in East Asia to discuss the situation over North Korea.
2. The Iranian parliament has passed a bill to boost spending on its ballistic missile development in retaliation for fresh U.S. sanctions against the country.
3. Preliminary data shows that Japan’s Gross Domestic Product grew by 1 percent in April to June from the previous quarter.

1. U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration says it will open an investigation into China’s alleged violation of U.S. intellectual property rights.
2. A human rights watchdog in Kenya says 24 people have been killed by police gunfire during protests and riots over Tuesday’s disputed presidential election.
3. Pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong have gathered to demand Chinese authorities release the widow of late Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo.

1. Japanese defense authorities have deployed missile interceptors in western parts of the country. The move follows North Korea’s threat to fire missiles toward the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam.
2. U.S. President Donald Trump has issued a new warning to North Korea, saying its leader will regret it if it acts against Guam.
3. Egyptian authorities say a train collision in the northern city of Alexandria has left at least 42 people dead and more than 130 others injured.