1. Justice Minister Katsuyuki Kawai has told reporters after submitting his letter of resignation that the judicial administration cannot afford to lose public trust.
2. A fire has destroyed all the main structures at Shuri Castle, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site in Japan’s southern prefecture of Okinawa.
3. The Chilean president has announced the country will not host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit scheduled for November and December’s COP 25 climate summit.
1. Britain is set to hold a general election after lawmakers backed a bill calling for a vote.
2. Turkish security forces have reportedly detained 43 people suspected of links with the Islamic State militant group and of plotting terror attacks.
3. A funeral for former U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata has been held at a church in Tokyo.
1. Japan’s first U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, Sadako Ogata, has died at the age of 92.
2. Members of the British Parliament have rejected Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s motion for a general election in December.
3. U.S. defense officials remain on alert in relation to the Islamic State militant group, as President Donald Trump credited the death of its leader to his own leadership.
1. A senior U.S. State Department official has urged South Korea to reconsider ending an intelligence-sharing pact with Japan.
2. North Korea has again demanded that the U.S. come up with solutions to break the deadlock in denuclearization talks by the end of the year.
3. Tourism ministers from the G20 countries have ended a two-day meeting in Japan’s northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido.
1. Torrential rain has caused flooding and mudslides in eastern and northeastern Japan, leaving 10 people dead and 3 others missing.
2. Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike says Tokyo still wants to host the 2020 Olympics marathon and race walking events that the International Olympic Committee plans to move to the northern city of Sapporo.
3. China has reacted sharply to a speech delivered by U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on the future of U.S.-China relations.
1. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has met South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon in Tokyo amid strained relations between their countries.
2. South Korea’s prosecutors on Thursday arrested Chung Kyung-sim, wife of former Justice Minister Cho Kuk, who resigned last week.
3. A low pressure system could bring heavy rain to Japan later this week, including to areas still reeling from Typhoon Hagibis.
1. People in Japan and around the world have witnessed a series of events marking the new Emperor’s accession.
2. Foreign leaders and governments have sent messages to congratulate Emperor Naruhito on his enthronement.
3. A team of researchers in Japan plans to ask for government approval for the world’s first clinical trial of a heart treatment that uses a special type of stem cell.
1. Emperor Naruhito formally proclaimed his enthronement.
2. Japan’s government has decided to expand the scope of its financial support for facilities damaged by Typhoon Hagibis.
3. South Korean President Moon Jae-in has used his speech before the National Assembly to pledge to continue pursuing prosecution reform.