September 19, Thursday, 2019 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Yuka Matsumoto and Ms. Hiroko Kitadai

  1. Tokyo District Court has found the former chairman and two former vice presidents of Tokyo Electric Power Company not guilty in the only criminal prosecution stemming from the 2011 nuclear accident in Fukushima.
  2. The Bank of Japan has decided to keep its current easy monetary policy unchanged.
  3. Saudi Arabia has unveiled the wreckage of what it says are cruise missiles and drones used to attack its oil facilities last Saturday.

 

September 18, Wednesday, 2019 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Emma Howard and Ms. Mariko Kojima

  1. Tokyo Electric Power Company says it is accelerating repair work in Chiba Prefecture to ensure that as many households as possible can have power again by Friday.
  2. Saudi Arabia’s energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, says his country’s oil supply has returned to the level before Saturday’s attacks on its oil facilities. The attacks have halved production.
  3. The United Nations General Assembly has opened in New York.

 

September 17, Tuesday, 2019 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Hiroko Kitadai and Ms. Fumiko Konoe

  1. More than a week after Typhoon Faxai hit the greater Tokyo area, thousands of households in Chiba Prefecture are still without power.
  2. 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.
  3. The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has notified Congress of its plan to sign a trade deal with Japan.

September 16. Monday, 2019 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Keiko Kitagawa and Ms. Emma Howard

  1. Protests continue in Hong Kong even after its government scrapped a controversial bill that would have allowed suspects to be sent to mainland China for trial.
  2. U.S. President Donald Trump says his administration is ready to respond to Saturday’s attacks on two oil facilities in Saudi Arabia.
  3. Two cities in southern Chiba Prefecture have issued evacuation advisories to tens of thousands of residents due to possible mudslides.

 

September 15, Sunday, 2019 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Hirokazu Sakamaki and Ms. Keiko Kitagawa

  1. Saudi Arabia’s energy minister has confirmed that Saturday’s drone attacks on its oil facilities have knocked out about half of the country’s output.
  2. The U.S. president said in a statement on Saturday that late al Qaida leader Osama bin Laden’s son Hamza was killed in a U.S. counterterrorism operation.
  3. The U.N. secretary-general has visited the hurricane-battered Bahamas and called for urgent action to combat climate change.

September 14, Saturday, 2019 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Risa Shimizu and Ms. Fumiko Konoe

  1. Numerous homes in Chiba Prefecture are still without electricity after Typhoon Faxai ripped through the greater Tokyo area on Monday.
  2. China has announced a plan to exempt some U.S. farm produce from additional tariffs. The move follows the U.S. decision to delay a planned increase in tariffs on Chinese goods.
  3. The U.S. Treasury Department says it will impose sanctions on three hacking groups it says are backed by the North Korean government.

September 13, Friday, 2019 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Raja Pradhan and Ms. Emma Howard

  1. Power outage continues for about 200,000 homes in Chiba Prefecture after Typhoon Faxai ravaged the greater Tokyo area earlier this week.
  2. NHK has learned that the governments of Japan and Russia are coordinating efforts to hold the first meeting between Japan’s new national security chief and his Russian counterpart next week.
  3. U.S. President Donald Trump says he is willing to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “at some point” this year.

 

 

September 12, Thursday, 2019 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Raja Pradhan and Ms. Hiroko Kitadai

  1. Tokyo Electric Power Company says electricity will be restored to Chiba City near Tokyo and other areas mainly in the northern part of Chiba Prefecture on Thursday.
  2. U.S. President Donald Trump has tweeted that the U.S. has agreed to delay a planned increase in tariffs on Chinese goods.
  3. Trump says ousted National Security Advisor John Bolton made “some very big mistakes” over North Korea’s denuclearization talks.

 

September 11, Wednesday, 2019 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Michael Reese and Ms. Emma Howard

  1. Japan’s prime minister has reshuffled his Cabinet.       Shinzo Abe has shifted most of the ministerial posts, bringing in 13 fresh faces.
  2. Tokyo Electric Power Company says blackout caused by Typhoon Faxai will continue on Wednesday in some areas near Tokyo.
  3. The World Trade Organization has ruled that South Korea’s tariffs on Japanese industrial valves are in breach of international trade rules.