TOKYO - The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.
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A-bomb victims' group Hidankyo renews no-nukes pledge ahead of 70th anniv.
NAGASAKI - Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors on Saturday vowed to continue its campaign to eliminate nuclear weapons, as the Nobel Peace Prize-winning group held a celebration in Nagasaki to mark the upcoming 70th anniversary of its establishment.
"We have decided to hold a celebration in Nagasaki, where the organization was founded, to renew our resolve to ensure that there are never again any victims of atomic bombings," said Jiro Hamasumi, secretary general of the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, also known as Nihon Hidankyo.
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Australian girl's death shines light on Pakistan extrajudicial killings
ISLAMABAD - The death of a 9-year-old Australian girl last month during a police operation in Pakistan's Punjab province has drawn international attention to a policing campaign that, until now, had unfolded largely beyond public scrutiny.
The campaign is alleged by the country's leading human rights organization to have claimed more than 1,200 lives in extrajudicial killings over the past 15 months.
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Italia rail firm FS Italiane orders Hitachi trains for London-Paris service
ROME - FS Italiane Group said Friday its Trenitalia railway operating unit will launch high-speed rail services between Paris and London in 2029 and has ordered trains from a Hitachi Ltd. subsidiary with a plan to invest 2 billion euro ($2.3 billion).
Hitachi Rail Ltd. will deliver 19 high-speed trains as the Italian railway group aims to expand its operations in France.
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Rugby: Wallabies hold on to beat Japan in 35-32 thriller
HIGASHIOSAKA, Japan - Japan went blow-for-blow with Australia but ultimately fell short of a first-ever test win against the Wallabies, losing 35-32 at Hanazono Rugby Stadium in Osaka Prefecture on Saturday.
The clash in sweltering summer conditions pitted a youthful Japan side against their head coach Eddie Jones' former team, who were playing their first test under new coach Les Kiss.
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Football: Japan's former Inter defender Nagatomo opts to continue career
TOKYO - Japan fullback Yuto Nagatomo, who set a national record by appearing in five World Cups, said Saturday he will continue his career with J.League first-division club FC Tokyo, dismissing speculation that the veteran was set to retire.
"I still have unfinished business. My dream is to wear (FC Tokyo's) red-and-blue jersey, win the championship and lift the league trophy," Nagatomo told supporters ahead of the club's season opener against Machida Zelvia in Tokyo.
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Rugby: Player for League One 2nd-tier team dies after suffering heatstroke
TOKYO - Japan Rugby League One announced Saturday that Saimoni Vunilagi, a Fijian-born forward for second-division club Kyuden Voltex, died after being hospitalized with symptoms of heatstroke.
The 26-year-old died Friday at a hospital in Fukuoka, where the team is based, having fallen ill four days earlier following training.
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Japan space agency postpones H3 rocket launch again to Tuesday
TOKYO - The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said Saturday it has rescheduled the launch of an H3 rocket to Tuesday from the previously planned Monday due to unfavorable weather conditions around the launch site.
The launch from the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan was initially scheduled for Friday this week but was postponed to Monday due to Typhoon Dolphin.
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Taiwan military, coast guard hold drill to repel China landing
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan - Taiwan's military and coast guard conducted an exercise Saturday as part of the island's largest annual Han Kuang military drills, simulating efforts to prevent an amphibious landing by forces from mainland China, which claims the self-ruled democracy as part of its territory.
The exercise, conducted in the southern port city of Kaohsiung, saw Taiwan's military deploy special operations assault boats and a reconnaissance drone to prevent enemy forces from landing. Meanwhile, a Coast Guard Administration vessel capable of carrying missiles also set sail.
