日: 2019年10月21日

1. Final preparations are now underway at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo for Tuesday’s enthronement ceremony of Japan’s emperor.

2. South Korean prosecutors have requested a court to issue an arrest warrant for the wife of former Justice Minister Cho Kuk over embezzlement and other suspicious activities involving the family.

3. Indian and Pakistani soldiers have exchanged fire in the disputed Kashmir region, causing casualties on both sides.

 

1. The Japanese government says Typhoon Hagibis’ damage to farming, forestry and fisheries has reached 57 billion yen, or about 527 million dollars.

2. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he hopes Russian President Vladimir Putin will mediate to resolve the situation in northern Syria.

3. The British prime minister has asked the European Union for another delay to the country’s planned departure from the bloc.