月: 2017年10月

1. Spain’s central government says it will invoke constitutional provisions to curtail Catalonia’s self-governing powers.
2. An international conference on nuclear non-proliferation has opened in Moscow, with delegates from Japan, the United States and North Korea taking part.
3. Japan’s Empress Michiko turns 83 on Friday.

1. Developments at the Chinese Communist Party’s National Congress are suggesting that President Xi Jinping’s guiding principles will be inscribed in its constitution, with his name attached to them.
2. U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has strongly criticized China for its man-made islands in the South China Sea, and said the U.S. will deepen strategic ties with India.
3. Honda has set a production record of 100 million units for its Super Cub motorcycle. It’s the world’s first motorbike to hit that mark.

1. China’s president is calling for the great rejuvenation of the nation as the Communist Party kicked off the biggest political event in the country.
2. Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree imposing restrictions on North Korea to comply with a U.N. Security Council sanctions resolution.
3. U.S.-backed forces in Syria have claimed full control of the northern city of Raqqa, which was the de facto capital of the Islamic State militant group.

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.

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.

1. Sunday marks 15 years since 5 Japanese nationals abducted by North Korean agents returned home.
2. Wildfires in northern California have left 40 people confirmed dead and forced about 100,000 people to evacuate.
3. Syrian government forces have retaken one of the last strongholds of the Islamic State group.

1. U.S. President Donald Trump will not certify Iran’s compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal.
2. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the United States cannot unilaterally revoke the multinational agreement.
3. Finance ministers and central bank governors of the Group of 20 economies have confirmed they will cooperate to avoid negative spillovers from the scaling back of monetary stimulus by major economies.

1. Debate at a U.N. disarmament committee is highlighting the sharp division between nuclear powers and non-nuclear states.
2. People living near the accident site in Okinawa will ask authorities to demand the U.S. military stop using helipads situated around their district.
3. Finance ministers and central bank governors of the Group of 20 economies have begun talks in the U.S. capital of Washington.

1. A U.S. transport helicopter has made an emergency landing on grazing land in Japan’s southern prefecture of Okinawa.
2. U.S. President Donald Trump has reiterated his tough stance on North Korea. The country is continuing to pursue its missile and nuclear program despite condemnation from the international community.
3. A senior official of the Ukrainian government has denied the possibility that the country’s rocket-engine technology had been supplied to North Korea.

1. A U.S. naval ship has sailed close to islands claimed by China in the South China Sea.
2. The Spanish government has rejected Catalonia’s move to delay the implementation of a declaration of independence to give dialogue a chance.
3. Shinmoe-dake, a volcano in the Kirishima mountain range in southwestern Japan, erupted on Wednesday. Officials are warning that a bigger eruption could follow, urging people to stay away.