- North Korea’s state-run media reports that the country has succeeded in test-firing a submarine-launched ballistic missile.
- South Korean prosecutors are questioning the wife of Justice Minister Cho Kuk for the first time over shady investments and other allegations involving the family.
- Heightened concerns over the U.S. economic outlook have triggered a selloff on Wall Street.
October 3, Thursday, 2019 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Hiroko Kitadai and Ms. Yuka Matsumoto