August 18, Sunday, 2019 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Hirokazu Sakamaki and Ms. Keiko Kitagawa

  1. Anime fans from around the world continue to visit Kyoto to mourn the victims of the arson attack on a famous animation studio one month ago.
  2. A senior Japanese official and Iran’s foreign minister have agreed that the two countries should continue talks on ways to de-escalate tension in the Middle East.
  3. A pro-democracy group in Hong Kong is preparing to hold another massive rally on Sunday afternoon, despite police’ refusal to grant permission for a march.

August 17, Saturday, 2019 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Fumiko Konoe and Ms. Risa Shimizu

  1. North Korea’s state media says the country’s leader Kim Jong Un supervised another test-firing of a new weapon again on Friday.
  2. Thousands of travelers at airports across the United States have run into long delays due to a computer systems failure at the Customs and Border Protection agency.
  3. University students in Hong Kong have staged a mass rally on Friday aimed at gaining international support for anti-government protests.