April 22, Monday, 2019 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Yoshi Ogasawara and Ms. Emma Howard

  1. Sri Lanka’s government says 207 people died in Sunday’s simultaneous bomb attacks on hotels and churches in the country.
  2. People across Japan cast ballots on Sunday to choose local leaders and assembly members as well as two Lower House lawmakers.
  3. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has left Japan for a 6-country tour in preparation for the G-20 summit in Osaka in June.