August 30, Friday, 2019 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Emma Howard and Mr. Raja Pradhan

  1. Leaders from Japan and more than 50 African nations have ended this year’s three-day session of a Tokyo-led conference on Africa’s development.
  2. Senior Foreign Ministry officials from Japan and South Korea have met in Seoul amid strained relations over trade, wartime labor and other issues.
  3. Hong Kong democratic activist Joshua Wong has been arrested ahead of another weekend planned protest in Hong Kong.

August 29, Thursday, 2019 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Raja Pradhan and Ms. Hiroko Kitadai

  1. Japanese and African leaders have focused on boosting public and private investment as the Tokyo International Conference on African Development enters its second day.
  2. Weather officials in Japan are warning of floods and landslides, one day after deadly rains slammed parts of the country prompting emergency warnings.
  3. A senior U.S. Defense Department official has called on South Korea to renew its intelligence-sharing pact with Japan.