1. The Japanese government has approved the deployment of 2 new land-based missile defense systems.
2. Japanese authorities have found 2 more bodies beneath one of the 2 wooden boats that are believed to have come from North Korea.
3. The United States has vetoed a U.S. draft resolution rejecting President Donald Trump’s move to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
日: 2017年12月20日
December 18, Monday, 2017 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Yoshi Ogasawara and Ms. Yuka Matsumoto
Public prosecutors in Tokyo are searching the head offices of 2 construction giants, Kajima and Shimizu corporations, in a probe into a bid-rigging scandal involving the maglev train project.
2. The United Nations Security Council is set to vote on a draft resolution that will reject the U.S. decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
3. North Korea has denounced South Korean President Moon Jae-in for visiting China.