November 20, Wednesday, 2019 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Keiko Kitagawa and Ms. Eriko Kojima

1. The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed legislation to support the establishment of human rights and democracy in Hong Kong, where protests have continued for months.

2. Japan and South Korea have failed to hammer out their differences over Japan’s export controls in the second round of bilateral talks at the World Trade Organization.

3. Shinzo Abe has become Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, after breaking a record set more than a century ago.

 

 

November 19, Tuesday, 2019 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Hiroko Kitadai and Ms. Fumiko konoe

1. The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a major reversal of the U.S. policy on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.

2. Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam is calling on the remaining protesters holed up inside a university to come out peacefully and end a dangerous situation.

3. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s total tenure has tied the country’s record for the longest-serving prime minister.