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- The deaths of all 9 people on board a helicopter that crashed on a mountain north of Tokyo have been confirmed.
- Officials from Japan and the United States have failed to narrow their differences in trade talks.
- Turkey’s currency has nosedived after U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted that he has authorized a doubling of tariffs on metal imports from the country.
- An airstrike by the Saudi-led military coalition in northern Yemen has hit a bus heading to a summer school, killing dozens of children.
- North Korea has warned that progress on denuclearization cannot be expected due to recent actions by the United States.
- Japanese and U.S. officials have wrapped up the first day of trade talks in Washington.
- People in Japan are observing 73 years since American forces carried out their second atomic bomb attack on the country during World War II.
- Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga has died. He was 67.
- Japan and the United States are about to begin a new round of ministerial-level talks to address bilateral trade issues, but negotiations could face a bump road.
- A strong typhoon is expected to come very close to Japan’s eastern Pacific coast from Wednesday through Thursday, bringing strong winds and heavy rain.
- White House National Security Advisor John Bolton has accused North Korea of failing to take steps towards scrapping its nuclear program.
- The United States has announced it will soon put into force an additional tariff of 25 percent on Chinese imports.
- The United States has re-imposed economic sanctions on Iran, defying strong warnings from Tehran.
- Authorities in Indonesia are searching for survivors after a powerful earthquake struck the resort island of Lombok, killing at least 98 people and injuring more than 230.
- An NHK opinion poll shows that the support and the disapproval rate for Prime Minister Abe’s cabinet were tied at 41 percent.
- Japan marks the 73rd anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Monday.
- A strong earthquake has again struck the Indonesian resort island of Lombok, killing 82 people.
- The South Sudan government and the main rebel group have reached a peace deal, agreeing to share power.
- Japan remains in the grip of what weather officials call “life-threatening” heat. They say much of the country can expect no relief from the hot weather on Sunday.
- The government of Venezuela says President Nicolas Maduro is unharmed after drones loaded with explosives went off as he was giving a televised speech.
- The Japanese foreign minister has expressed his concern about the fairness of Cambodia’s recent general elections.
- Intense heat continues to grip much of Japan, with temperatures soaring to record levels on Saturday.
- Japan’s Foreign Minister Taro Kono has spoken with his North Korean counterpart. He is believed to have conveyed Japan’s position of seeking a comprehensive resolution to various issues.
- China is preparing to impose retaliatory tariffs of up to 25 percent on 60 billion dollars of U.S. imports.
- Severe heat continues to grip much of Japan, with the mercury climbing to 35 degrees Celsius or higher in many regions.
- A spokesperson for the White House says President Donald Trump received a letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday.
- Apple has become the first U.S. company to top one trillion dollars in market value.
- Many parts of Japan saw record high temperatures and heavy rains last month. The Meteorological Agency has called the weather conditions abnormal.
- Extreme heat is continuing across Japan on Thursday, with highs of 39 degrees Celsius forecast in some areas.
- Japan’s 10-year government bond yield reached the highest level in more than a year on Wednesday, one day after the central bank tweaked its monetary policy.