- Japanese weather officials say Typhoon Faxai is expected to make landfall in the Kanto region by Monday noon.
- The government in Hong Kong has denied online rumors that several protesters were beaten to death in a violent clash with police.
- Russia and Ukraine have exchanged 35 prisoners each in a bid to ease heightened tension following Moscow’s annexation of the Crimea region in 2014.
September 8, Sunday, 2019 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Hirokazu Sakamaki and Ms. Keiko Kitagawa