1. Japan’s main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party has approved a new leadership lineup proposed by its newly elected President Noda Yoshihiko. On Tuesday, Noda presented his selection of key party appointments to party lawmakers from both chambers of the Diet. They approved the appointment of Ogawa Junya as Secretary-General, Shigetoku Kazuhiko as Chairperson of the Policy Research Committee and Ryu Hirofumi as Chairperson of the Diet Affairs Committee. Oogushi Hiroshi will stay on as Chairperson of the Election Strategy Committee.
2. The plaintiffs in a Nagasaki District Court ruling that recognized some individuals as hibakusha, or atomic bomb survivors, are expected to appeal on Tuesday. The plaintiffs said they are appealing because the district court ruling that recognized only some of them as hibakusha was inconsistent with precedents.
3. Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian says Iran does not want war in the Middle East or to become the cause of instability in the region. Pezeshkian spoke to reporters in New York on Monday. He is visiting the United States to join the UN General Assembly for the first time since taking office.
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