1. Taiwanese authorities say 2 people have been killed and more than 200 others injured in a major earthquake that occurred late Tuesday night.
2. Record heavy snow is continuing to disrupt traffic and people’s daily lives in areas along the Sea of Japan coast.
3. The organizers of the PyeongChang Olympic Games have given the media a preview of the athletes’ accommodation.
日: 2018年2月7日
February 6, Tuesday, 2018 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Fumiko Konoe and Ms. Risa Shimizu
1. Tokyo stocks plummeted on Tuesday morning, with the benchmark Nikkei average briefly shedding more than 1,200 points.
2. Japan’s Defense Ministry is investigating the crash of its helicopter crash on Monday. The accident left one of its crew members dead and the other missing.
3. A defense personnel exchange program between Japan and China is set to resume in spring, after a 6-year hiatus.