- As tensions continue over Japan’s stricter export curbs against South Korea, officials from both governments have held talks since the measures were imposed on July 4.
- China’s Foreign Ministry says sanctions will be imposed on U.S. companies that sell arms to Taiwan.
- Britain is sending a second warship to the Strait of Hormuz amid an escalation in tensions with Iran over recent incidents in the region.
July 13, Saturday, 2019 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Risa Shimizu and Ms. Fumiko Konoe