1. North Korea has threatened to carry out further military provocations, as the United States tries to impose new sanctions against Pyongyang over its 6th nuclear test.
2. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin are to agree on priority projects for joint economic activities on the 4 Russian-held islands claimed by Japan.
3. The administration of Donald Trump says it will scrap a program aimed at protecting young illegal immigrants.
日: 2017年9月6日
September 5, Tuesday, 2017 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Risa Shimizu and Ms. Fumiko Konoe
1. The United States plans to circulate a new tougher U.N. Security Council resolution on North Korea soon and seek a vote next Monday.
2. South Korea’s defense minister says the country is forming a military unit that will exclusively target the North Korean leadership.
3. Indonesia is urging Myanmar to halt a military crackdown against Rohingya, a Muslim minority in the predominantly Buddhist country.