1. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has asked Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to steadily implement U.N. Security Council sanctions resolutions on North Korea.
2. A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 hit southern Mexico on Tuesday as of 9:50 p.m. local time. Media reports say at least 149 people have been killed.
3. Japanese Prime Minister Abe is to hold a news conference next Monday to explain why he wants to call a snap election.
日: 2017年9月20日
September 19, Tuesday, 2017 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Risa Shimizu and Ms. Fumiko Konoe
1. Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has asked African leaders to observe U.N. sanctions against North Korea and cooperate in stepping up pressure.
2. The chief diplomats of Japan, the U.S. and India say they have urged other countries to fully implement U.N. sanctions.
3. The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says he will beef up the agency’s ability to monitor North Korea’s nuclear program.