September 28, Friday, 2018 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Raja Pradhan and Ms. Mariko Kojima

  1. Officials at a ministerial-level meeting of U.N. Security Council member nations have discussed North Korea.
  2. The United Nations’ human rights body has urged Myanmar’s government to cooperate in its investigation into the suspected persecution of Rohingya Muslims.
  3. Japan and China have agreed to increase efforts toward a productive visit to China by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe next month.