日: 2019年3月14日

March 12, Tuesday, 2019 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Hiroko Kitadai and Ms. Fumiko Konoe

  1. Japan’s Emperor Akihito has begun a series of rituals leading to his abdication on April 30th. The first ceremonies were held on Tuesday.
  2. The top executives of Nissan Motor, Mitsubishi Motors and Renault are expected to announce a new leadership body that will decide the future of the alliance between the three automakers.
  3. British Prime Minister Theresa May says she has reached an agreement with the European Union on the eve of a critical vote in the British Parliament on her revised Brexit deal.

March 11, Monday, 2019 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Emma Howard and Ms. Mariko Kojima

  1. People in Japan will take a moment to pause and remember the lives lost eight years after a major earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident devastated the country.
  2. Nissan Motor’s former chairman Carlos Ghosn is seeking permission from the Tokyo District Court to attend the company’s board meeting on Tuesday.
  3. Ethiopian Airlines says the pilot of a crashed passenger plane had reported a problem and asked to turn back before the aircraft went down near Addis Ababa on Sunday.