June 27, Wednesday, 2018 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Michael Reese and Ms. Mariko Kojima

  1. Japan’s space agency says its probe, Hayabusa 2, reached its destination asteroid, Ryugu, at 9:35 A.M. on Wednesday, Japan Time.
  2. The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld President Donald Trump’s travel ban on people from several predominantly Muslim countries, overturning lower court decisions that deemed it unconstitutional.
  3. The United States is urging Japan and others to completely stop importing crude oil from Iran within months.

June 26, Tuesday, 2018 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Fumiko Konoe and Ms. Hiroko Kitadai

  1. Japan’s foreign minister says his country is ready to dispatch experts for a possible inspection of North Korean nuclear facilities.
  2. Japan’s defense minister says he will meet his U.S. counterpart in Tokyo on Friday to discuss North Korea and other regional issues.
  3. U.S. treasury secretary says China is not the only target of investment restriction the Trump administration is to announce.