日: 2021年4月26日

1. Japan’s main ruling Liberal Democratic Party failed to win any of the three seats up for grabs in parliamentary elections on Sunday, the first national elections since Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide took office in September last year.
2.India hit a record high in daily coronavirus infections on Monday with more than 350,000 new cases. 3. A Swedish think tank says world military spending rose to almost 2 trillion dollars last year despite the coronavirus pandemic.

1. Some parts of Japan are preparing to enter their third state of emergency of the pandemic. The measure is expected to take effect in Tokyo, Osaka, Hyogo, and Kyoto prefectures this weekend. 2. Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials are facing the challenge of building momentum for this summer’s Olympics amid the spread of coronavirus infections, with just three months to go before the Games open.
3. The World Food Programme has estimated that up to 3.4 million more people in Myanmar will go hungry within the next six months particularly in urban centers.