Japan and the U.S. have agreed to maintain maximum pressure on North Korea to make the country abandon its nuclear and missile programs in a complete, verifiable and irreversible manner.
A defense personnel exchange program between Japan and China has resumed after a 6-year hiatus.
Cuba will convene its parliament on Wednesday. Cuban President Raul Castro is expected to step aside as president, marking an end of nearly 6 decades of leadership under him and his brother Fidel.