June 5, Tuesday, 2018 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Fumiko Konoe and Ms. Hiroko Kitadai

  1. The White House says U.S. President Donald Trump’s meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is set for 9 AM, Singapore time, on June 12th.
  2. North Korea’s state-run news agency has lashed out at what it calls Japan’s insistence on maintaining pressure on the country.
  3. All 21 Japanese detained last month for alleged religious activities in China have been released and returned to Japan.

June 4, Monday, 2018 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Emma Howard and Mr. Yoshi Ogasawara

  1. The vice chairman of North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party, Kim Yong Chol, is expected to return to Pyongyang, following his visit to the United States as early as Monday.
  2. Chinese authorities are taking steps to suppress criticism on the 29th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown on Monday.
  3. Japanese astronaut Norishige Kanai and 2 other crewmembers have returned to Earth after completing their mission at the International Space Station.