June 16, Sunday, 2019 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Hirokazu Sakamaki and Ms. Keiko Kitagawa

  1. Japan has used the G20 meeting to propose setting up an international framework for cooperative research into how to dispose of high-level radioactive waste from nuclear power plants.
  2. The police officer who was stabbed in Osaka Prefecture early Sunday morning remain unconscious.
  3. The Chinese State Council’s Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office has expressed support for the Hong Kong Chief Executive’s decision to suspend a proposed bill for the extradition of criminal suspects to mainland China.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 15, Saturday, 2019 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Fumiko Konoe and Ms. Risa Shimizu

  1. Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed gratitude for his visit to Iran and efforts to help ease tensions between Tehran and Washington.
  2. Energy and environment ministers from the Group of 20 economies have opened two-day talks. They are expected to discuss energy security and measures to reduce plastic waste.