1. U.S. President Donald Trump says he will impose heavy tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum.
2. South Korean President Moon Jae-in is planning to send a special envoy to the North to maintain the recent engagement between the 2 Koreas.
3. Japan and Russia have failed to reach agreement on this year’s visa-free visits to 4 Russian-held islands by former Japanese residents.
日: 2018年3月2日
March 1, Thursday, 2018 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Raja Pradhan and Ms. Hiroko Kitadai
1. Japan’s prime minister has decided to suspend part of the government’s labor reform plans.
2. An estimate suggests that the underground ice wall around the damaged reactor buildings in Fukushima has only a limited effect in preventing groundwater from being contaminated.
3. The United States and other Western countries have denounced the Syrian government for continuing to bombard a rebel-held area in the country.