日: 2025年6月11日

1. The United States and China have wrapped up trade talks in London and agreed on a framework for easing trade tensions, building on a consensus reached in Geneva last month. The talks focused on export restrictions on rare earth metals by Beijing and on semiconductor-related items by Washington.
2. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has announced a curfew for the city’s downtown district, starting later on Tuesday. This follows protests against crackdowns on undocumented immigrants by the US government under President Donald Trump. The unrest spread across Los Angeles. Some of the demonstrators clashed with law enforcement. Businesses in the downtown area were looted and hit by vandalism on Monday night.
3. East Japan Railway says it will launch a new overnight express train connecting Tokyo with the northeastern Tohoku region in the spring of 2027. The new train will have private compartments with fully reclining seats for individuals or groups up to four. The service will depart Tokyo at 9 p.m. to arrive at Aomori Station at 9 a.m. the following morning. The company is converting an express train running on Tokyo’s Joban Line into the ten-car overnighter.

1. The US state of California says it filed a lawsuit on Monday against President Donald Trump’s administration for ordering the deployment of National Guard troops to Los Angeles, calling it illegal. The lawsuit follows Trump’s order to send the troops in a bid to quell protests that started on Frida over crackdowns on immigrants. The state said in a statement that the administration federalized the California National Guard without authorization from the governor and against the wishes of local law enforcement.
2. US and Chinese officials held trade talks in London on Monday. Beijing’s restrictions on rare earth exports are believed to have topped the agenda. The talks come after US President Donald Trump spoke with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on the phone last week.
3. Japan’s weather authorities are urging people in the northern part of the Kyushu region, southwestern Japan, to brace for torrential downpours. They say bands of heavy rainclouds may form over the area through Tuesday evening.

1. Israel says its forces have prevented a boat carrying Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg from reaching the Gaza Strip. The vessel operated by a human rights organization was aiming to deliver food, medicine and other aid supplies to the enclave. In a post on X, Israel’s Foreign Ministry said the boat “is safely making its way to the shores of Israel. The passengers are expected to return to their home countries.”
2. An explosion at a US military base in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, has injured four members of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces. Police say fire officials informed them of the blast in Yomitan Village on Monday morning.
3. Japan’s Princess Kako has been welcomed by people of Japanese ancestry in an inland city in southern Brazil. The second daughter of Crown Prince and Princess Akishino is on an official visit to Brazil. On Sunday, she flew to Maringa in the state of Parana. The city is about 500 kilometers west of Sao Paulo, the largest city in the South American country.