October 30, Tuesday, 2018 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Fumiko Konoe and Ms. Hiroko Kitadai

  1. The prime ministers of Japan and India have agreed on enhanced cooperation in security and digital technology.
  2. Indonesian authorities expect there will be no survivors from a passenger plane that crashed off Jakarta on Monday.
  3. The German chancellor says she won’t seek re-election in 2021 and will retire from politics, following heavy losses in the recent regional election.

October 29, Monday, 2018 (2:00 p.m.) Ms. Emma Howard and Mr. Yoshi Ogasawara

  1. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi will hold their 12th summit in Tokyo on Monday.
  2. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has expressed hope that discussions will begin with the United States on the possibility of a new treaty.
  3. Indonesia’s government says a Lion Air passenger plane has lost contact and is believed to have crashed in the Ocean off Jakarta shortly after taking off on Wednesday morning.

October 28, Sunday, 2018 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Hirokazu Sakamaki and Ms. Keiko Kitagawa

  1. U.S. law enforcement authorities are treating the deadly mass shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh as a hate crime.
  2. Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister has said the media outcry over the killing of a Saudi journalist has become “hysterical.”
  3. The Japanese foreign minister has vowed his country’s commitment to help stabilize the Middle East region by assisting with its human resource development.

October 27, Saturday, 2018 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Fumiko Konoe and Ms. Risa Shimizu

  1. Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping have shared the view that they are determined to turn a new page in the relationship between the two countries.
  2. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told NHK that he wants to work with Japan to help create a free and open Indo-Pacific region, adding that Japan is an essential partner.
  3. U.S. investigators say they have arrested a man in connection with the suspected mail bombs sent to Democratic politicians and critics of President Donald Trump.