September 2, Wednesday, 2020 (1:30 p.m.) Newsline read by Ms. Yamamoto Miki

  1. Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga Yoshihide appears to be solidifying support among lawmakers of the main governing Liberal Democratic Party as the successor to Prime Minister Abe Shinzo.
  2. U.S. President Donald Trump has visited the state of Wisconsin, where people are still taking to the streets to protest against the shooting of a Black man by a police officer.
  3. Niger, the United Nations Security Council president for September, has dismissed the U.S. bid to restore U.N. sanctions on Iran.

September 1, Tuesday, 2020 (1:30 p.m.) Newsline read by Ms. Yamamoto Miki

  1. Typhoon Maysak is moving northward after lashing Japan’s southern prefecture of Okinawa.
  2. In the race to choose the new leader of Japan’s main governing Liberal Democratic Party, support for Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga Yoshihide appears to be widening. The winner of the election will take over from Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, when he resigns to deal with health issues.
  3. Lebanon’s president has appointed the country’s ambassador to Germany, Mustapha Adib, as the next prime minister.