November 22, Thursday, 2018 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Raja Pradhan and Ms. Hiroko Kitadai

  1. Nissan Motor is holding an extraordinary board meeting on Thursday to decide whether Chairman Carlos Ghosn will be removed from his executive positions.
  2. NHK has learned that a close aide to Nissan Chairman Ghosn told others that Ghosn might be ousted from Renault if his real income had been known.
  3. Top officials from Osaka Prefecture continue their campaign in Paris to rally support for a bid to host the 2025 World Expo, one day ahead of voting.

November 21, Wednesday, 2018 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Raja Pradhan and Ms. Fumiko Konoe

  1. South Korea says it will close a fund designed to support those referred to as wartime comfort women, set up under an agreement with Japan.
  2. The board members of French automaker Renault has appointed a temporary replacement for Carlos Ghosn. He will remain Chairman and CEO.
  3. The U.S. secretary of state says the inter-Korean relations should not be moved forward on its own unless progress is also made in denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula.