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.