1. Japan’s Emperor Naruhito turned 65 on Sunday. Ahead of his birthday, he spoke to reporters at the Imperial Palace in central Tokyo. As 2025 marks 80 years since the end of World War II, the Emperor said memories of the war might be about to fade. But he stressed the importance of remembering the accounts of harrowing experiences and history of those who went through the war, and passing them on to those who did not.
2. An ethnic minority militia guarding Myanmar’s border says it has raided one of the transnational scam centers in the east of the country, near Thailand. It’s believed that many people from around the world, including Japan, are being coerced into carrying out fraudulent activities at these facilities.
3. Germany’s largest opposition alliance of the Christian Democratic Union and the Christian Social Union has won the most seats in Sunday’s general election. The center-right bloc is on course to lead post-election coalition talks to form a government.
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