1. The Japanese deputy prime minister and the U.S. vice president have confirmed that the 2 countries will coordinate to increase pressure on North Korea.
2. A survivor of the 1945 Nagasaki atomic bombing has urged countries around the world to sign a treaty banning nuclear arms at a U.N. meeting in New York.
3. Japan’s foreign minister has told his Iranian counterpart that his country continues to support the 2015 landmark nuclear deal.
日: 2017年10月17日
October 16, Monday, 2017 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Raja Pradhan and Ms. Yuka Matsumoto
1. Japanese and U.S. officers are scheduled to hold a second round of high-level economic talks in Washington, focusing mainly on trade.
2. The United States and South Korea have started joint naval drills to prepare themselves for the possibility of military provocations from North Korea.
3. Iraqi forces are continuing to advance for the northern region that has been under Kurdish control for the past 3 years.