- More than a week after Typhoon Faxai hit the greater Tokyo area, thousands of households in Chiba Prefecture are still without power.
- A Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthi movement in Yemen has said Iranian weapons were used in Saturday’s attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities.
- The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has notified Congress of its plan to sign a trade deal with Japan.
September 17, Tuesday, 2019 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Hiroko Kitadai and Ms. Fumiko Konoe