July 18, Wednesday, 2018 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Raja Pradhan and Ms. Eriko Kojima

  1. Japan and the European Union have signed a free trade deal in Tokyo after years of negotiations.
  2. Japanese weather officials are warning that the risk of heatstroke will remain extremely high in areas recently hit by heavy rain and flooding.
  3. The White House is struggling to quell the controversy over U.S. President Donald Trump’s remark and subsequent correction regarding Russia’s possible meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

July 17, Tuesday, 2018 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Hiroko Kitadai and Ms. Fumiko Konoe

  1. The leaders of the U.S. and Russia have signaled that they will work to mend ties that deteriorated amid allegations of Russian election interference.
  2. Beijing has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization over the U.S. plan to impose tariffs on 200 billion dollars of Chinese products.
  3. People in western Japan are battling soaring temperatures as they still reel from devastating floods and landslides triggered by record rainfalls.