October 13, Sunday, 2019 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Keiko Kitagawa and Ms. Yuka Matsumoto

  1. People in Japan are picking up the pieces after a powerful typhoon swept through the country. Floods and landslides hit central and eastern Japan.
  2. NHK has learned that at least 18 people have died due to the typhoon.
  3. The organizers of the Rugby World Cup in Japan have announced that the stage pool match between Japan and Scotland will take place as scheduled on Sunday.