- Unrest has been deepening in Hong Kong since some protesters clashed with police and took aggressive action on Sunday.
- Taiwan’s largest opposition party has nominated the mayor of the southern city of Kaohsiung as its candidate in next year’s presidential election.
- The Japanese government is considering helping the recovery of the animation studio in Kyoto that suffered a deadly arson attack.
July 29, Monday, 2019 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Yoshi Ogasawara and Ms. Mariko Kojima