November 9, Monday, 2020 (1:30 p.m.) Newsline read by Ms. Yamamoto Miki

  1. U.S. President-elect Joe Biden is pledging to work toward unifying the country after a deeply divisive election. Incumbent President Donald Trump, however, still refuses to concede. Votes are still being counted in some states. But a projected win in Pennsylvania givers Biden enough electoral college votes to take the White House.  Major media outlets say Biden has won the state.
  2. U.S. president-elect Joe Biden is getting to work Monday after declaring victory over the weekend.
  3. Japan’s Crown Prince Akishino has been proclaimed to the public as heir to the Imperial throne. It was the last in a series of ceremonies associated with the succession of the throne.