日: 2018年4月30日

April 30, Monday, 2018 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Raja Pradhan and Ms. Risa Shimizu

  1. The Japanese government says it will closely cooperate with the United States and South Korea to achieve progress on North Korean matters.
  2. North Korea’s state-run media says the country will return to the same time zone as South Korea on May 5th.
  3. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has arrived in the United Arab Emirates on the first leg of a 5-day tour of the Middle East.

April 29, Sunday, 2018 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Hirokazu Sakamaki and Ms. Keiko Kitagawa

  1. Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he and U.S. President Donald Trump have reaffirmed that North Korea must take concrete action toward denuclearization. They say they will closely watch its moves.
  2. South Korea’s presidential office says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told President Moon that a nuclear test site in the North will be scrapped in May.
  3. Prime Minister Abe has started his Middle East tour to strengthen relationships with countries in the region from the viewpoint of energy security.