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- The U.N. special envoy for Syria has warned against the potential use of chemical weapons in the country’s civil war.
- Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso has agreed with Chinese vice premiers that protectionist trade policies will help no one.
- Japan’s Meteorological Agency says torrential rain has caused rivers to overflow in the Ishikawa and Yamagata Prefectures on the Sea of Japan coast.
- People at a public hearing in Fukushima have criticized a plan to release water containing radioactive tritium into the ocean from the prefecture’s crippled nuclear plant.
- Workers have begun removing nuclear fuel at the Monju fast-breeder reactor in central Japan.
- A senior Japanese Foreign Ministry official has flown to Beijing with the apparent purpose of coordinating Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to China.
- A U.S. newspaper is reporting that senior U.S. officials expressed irritation that Japan concealed a meeting with North Korea last month.
- U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis has suggested that the United States may resume military exercises with South Korea.
- Japan’s vice-minister for foreign affairs will travel to China on Wednesday to lay the groundwork for a possible visit to the country by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe later this year.
- A Japanese man who has been detained in North Korea is on his way back to Japan via China.
- Japan’s annual defense report stresses the need to introduce a new ballistic missile defense system, citing nuclear and missile threats from North Korea.
- The Japanese manga artist famous for her character Chibi Maruko-chan has died.
- The state-run Korean Central News Agency reported on Sunday night that North Korea has decided to deport a Japanese man who has been held in custody.
- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has announced that he will seek a third consecutive term of the presidency of the main ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
- Japan plans to extend emergency aid to a U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees amid growing concern over the agency’s financial difficulties caused by the U.S. freezing its financial assistance.
- North Korea made no mention of nuclear arms on the anniversary to mark the start of its “military first” policy on Saturday.
- U.S. Senator and former presidential candidate John McCain has died after battle with brain cancer.
- Firefighters in Germany are battling huge forest fires near the capital city of Berlin.
- A planned trip by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to North Korea has been postponed.
- A U.S. research group says new satellite imagery indicates North Korea is preparing for a large-scale military parade on its Foundation Day next month.
- Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan has expressed willingness to stabilize bilateral ties with Japan.
- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he will visit North Korea next week for negotiations on denuclearizing that country.
- The United States and China have ended their latest round of trade talks with no apparent progress.
- The Australian Broadcasting Corporation reports the country’s treasurer Scott Morrison will become Australia’s new prime minister.
- The U.S. government of President Donald Trump has launched a second round of additional tariffs on imports from China.
- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has discussed North Korea-related issues with U.S. President Trump.
- NHK has learned that Chinese President Xi Jinping is preparing to attend a ceremony in Pyongyang on September 9th to mark the 70th anniversary of North Korea’s founding.
- Japan’s Defense Ministry plans to request a record-high budget for next fiscal year to shore up the country’s defense capabilities against missile attacks and other threats.
- Top defense officials of Japan and Sri Lanka have confirmed that a Sri Lankan port leased to China should be open to all countries to ensure freedom of navigation.
- The U.N. nuclear watchdog says there have been indications that North Korea continues to operate its nuclear facilities despite its promise to abandon its nuclear program.