July 19, Thursday, 2018 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Hiroko Kitadai and Mr. Raja Pradhan

  1. U.S. President Donald Trump is causing new uproar with yet another remark contradicting his administration’s position on Russia.
  2. Japan and Russia will hold a meeting between their foreign and defense ministers in Russia later this month.
  3. A scorching heat wave continue to affect wide areas of Japan on Thursday, with temperatures expected to soar as high as 39 degrees Celsius in some places.

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.

July 16, Monday, 2018 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Yoshi Ogasawara and Ms. Emma Howard

  1. U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will meet in Finland’s capital Helsinki on Monday.
  2. The U.S. secretary of state says his country and North Korea have agreed to resume the search for the remains of U.S. service members killed during the Korean War.
  3. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has pledged to hunt down a group blamed for a failed coup attempt 2 years ago.

July 15, Sunday, 2018 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Hirokazu Sakamaki and Ms. Keiko Kitagawa

  1. Authorities say the number of deaths from the recent record rainfall in western Japan has exceeded 200.
  2. The foreign ministers of Japan and France have agreed to launch a framework for dialogue on maritime security cooperation.
  3. Russia’s foreign minister has expressed hope that the upcoming summit with the United States will help reopen dialogue on nuclear disarmament, anti-terrorism, and other divisive issues.

July 14, Saturday, 2018 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Risa Shimizu and Ms. Fumiko Konoe

  1. The Japanese government has decided to designate the recent heavy rain in western Japan as the “Pacific Disaster” guaranteeing further assistance to victims.
  2. Japan and France have signed an agreement to boost logistic cooperation between the Japanese Self-Defense Forces and the French military.
  3. A suicide bomber killed nearly 130 people at an election rally in southwestern Pakistan on Friday.

July 13, Friday, 2018 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Emma Howard and Ms. Sara Macdonald

  1. More than 190 people are dead following Japan’s worst weather-related disaster in decades.
  2. U.S. President Donald Trump has released a letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on his Twitter account.
  3. The United States and North Korea have postponed working-level talks until Sunday on the repatriation of remains of U.S. soldiers killed in the Korean War.

July 12, Thursday, 2018 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Hiroko Kitadai and Ms. Sara Macdonald

  1. In western Japan, more than 180 people are dead and dozens are still missing almost a week after torrential rains led to flooding and landslides.
  2. U.S. President Donald Trump has demanded that his NATO allies double their commitment on defense spending after member states confirmed 2 percent of their economic output would go to national defense.
  3. In the World Cup in Russia, Croatia has beaten England 2-1 to advance to the final for the first time.

July 11, Wednesday, 2018 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Michael Reese and Ms. Mariko Kojma

  1. Officials in Japan say the death toll from floods and landslides caused by record rainfall in the western part of the country has reached 169.
  2. The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is moving to impose an additional 10 % tariff on 200 billion dollars’ worth of goods from China.
  3. Divers have completed a 3-day operation to rescue 13 people from a flooded cave in northern Thailand.