1. Japanese opposition parties are hurrying their preparations for the Lower House election in a bid to rust power from the governing coalition led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
2. U.S. police say the suspect in Sunday’s mass shooting in Las Vegas continued to fire for 9 minutes after the first 911 call was made.
3. U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has explained that the Trump administration’s approach to North Korea is consistent.
日: 2017年10月4日
October 3, Tuesday, 2017 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Fumiko Konoe and Ms. Hiroko Kitadai
1. Police investigating the mass shooting in Las Vegas say that the suspect owned more than 40 guns and that they believe the attack was premeditated.
2. U.S. President Donald Trump has condemned the deadly assault, calling it an “act of pure evil.”
3. Myanmar’s government has taken foreign diplomats on a tour of Rohingya villages in the country’s western state of Rakhine.
October 2, Monday, 2017 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Raja Pradhan and Ms. Yuka Matsumoto
1. The Bank of Japan’s quarterly survey of large manufacturers has shown confidence at its highest level in 10 years.
2. Catalonia’s regional government says an overwhelming majority of voters backed independence from Spain in a referendum held on Sunday.
3. The trial of 2 women accused of killing the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong un has begun in Malaysia.