July 23, Tuesday, 2019 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Hiroko Kitadai and Ms. Fumiko Konoe

  1. Media in South Korea report that a Russian military aircraft violated what the South claims to be its airspace near the Takeshima Islands in the Sea of Japan on Tuesday morning.
  2. Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to reshuffle his Cabinet and ruling party executives in mid-September.
  3. Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda has indicated the BOJ is prepared to step up its easing measures if necessary.

July 22, Monday, 2019 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Emma Howard and Ms. Sara Macdonald

  1. Japan’s ruling coalition is set to maintain control of the Upper House following Sunday’s election.
  2. People in Hong Kong have held another massive rally against the controversial extradition bill, while some protesters defaced Beijing’s representative office.
  3. China’s state-run media say Chinese companies are preparing to make new purchases of U.S. agricultural items.