1. The U.S. government has expressed displeasure over the planned visit of a high-ranking North Korean official to South Korea.
2. Japan and Mongolia have agreed to increase pressure on North Korea, which is continuing its nuclear and missile development.
3. Japan’s Crown Prince Naruhito turned 58 on Friday.
日: 2018年2月23日
February 22, Thursday, 2018 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Hiroko Kitadai and Ms. Yuka Matsumoto
1. A human rights group in Syria says more than 300 people have been killed in the suburbs of the capital Damascus as government forces step up an offensive.
2. High school students who survived a mass shooting in Florida have appealed for stricter gun control in their state.
3. Japanese speed skaters have won gold in the women’s team pursuit event at the PyeongChang Olympics on Wednesday.