May 29, Tuesday, 2018 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Hiroko Kitadai and Ms. Fumiko Konoe

  1. Japan’s Prime Minister Abe says he and U.S. President Trump have agreed to meet before a possible U.S.-North Korea summit.
  2. Abe has pledged a final push to convince U.S. President Donald Trump to help resolve the abductions of Japanese nationals by North Korea.
  3. Officials from both the United States and North Korea are now in Singapore to prepare for a potential bilateral summit.