Your Tuesday Briefing

Japan, Immigration, World Cup | View in [Browser]( | Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. [The New York Times]( [The New York Times]( Tuesday, June 19, 2018 [NYTimes.com »]( Asia Edition [Your Tuesday Briefing]( By CHARLES MCDERMID Good morning. Earthquake in Japan, showdown in Washington and tough match for South Korea. Here’s what you need to know. Tom Brenner/The New York Times • “They could be murderers and thieves and so much else.” President Trump [defended his administration’s policy]( of separating children from their parents at the border with Mexico, but also sought to blame Democrats for the practice. The public outcry against the policy has grown intense, including the voices of the former first lady Laura Bush and top members of Mr. Trump’s own party. The U.N. human rights chief on Monday [condemned the practice as abuse](. The investigative website ProPublica posted this [audio clip of children who were separated]( wailing as a border agent jokes. Mr. Trump also gave his base a few other things to think about. Above, he announced that he would ask the [Pentagon to set up a “Space Force”]( to protect U.S. interests, and went after Germany’s open-door migrant policy. Here’s our [fact-check on his comments](. _____ William Hong/Reuters • A U.S. showdown over ZTE. The Senate is preparing to vote on a defense bill that could [restore penalties on ZTE]( the Chinese telecommunications giant that violated American sanctions. That may set off a battle with the White House, which has signaled that it will fight to keep the lifeline President Trump extended to the company. Meanwhile, we analyzed the escalating trade battle between the U.S. and China. We found that Americans will soon be paying more for a wide variety of Chinese-made products, while [China will see little impact]( on its nearly $13 trillion economy. Above, an electronics worker in Shandong Province. In Washington and Beijing, Apple’s chief executive, Tim Cook, has been acting a lot like the [tech industry’s top diplomat](. _____ Agence France-Presse — Getty Images • Japan is warning those in the Osaka area to be prepared for strong aftershocks after a [6.1-magnitude earthquake struck north of the city]( on Monday morning. At least three people were killed and more than 217 injured. The local public broadcaster said the dead included a 9-year-old girl who was crushed by the collapsing wall of a swimming pool at an elementary school. The other two casualties were men in their 80s. Train service across western and central Japan was disrupted on Monday, and highways closed, but airports operated as usual. _____ Ted Aljibe/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images • In the Philippines, an order to [deport an Australian nun was stayed](. Sister Patricia Fox, 71, had been arrested after joining street protests criticizing President Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal war on drugs. Above, Sister Fox joined a vigil for Catholic priests in Manila on Monday. And Australia remembered Eurydice Dixon in ceremonies across the country. The grisly rape and murder of the 22-year-old aspiring comedian have reignited [a national conversation about violence against women](. _____ Dimitar Dilkoff/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images • World Cup heartbreak for South Korea. A penalty awarded by [video review gave Sweden a 1-0]( victory over South Korea. In other matches, [Belgium dispatched Panama 3-0]( and England defeated Tunisia 2-1, in a hard fought contest that [introduced for England a new coach, a new mind-set]( and a new generation of players. Here’s [the full schedule](. (For updates and analysis, subscribe to [our Offsides newsletter](. You can also [sign up here]( to get direct messages from our team.) And if the World Cup has you clueless, [here’s a crash course]( on the crazy haircuts, celebrity girlfriends and, yes, actual soccer. Business Jason Lee/Reuters • Google’s search engine has been blocked in China for years, but the Silicon Valley company never stopped looking for a way into the market. A [$550 million investment in the Chinese online retailer JD.com]( should help. (Shares in both companies [rose on the news]( • Huawei criticized the Australian government, which is [expected to bar the Chinese telecom company]( from bidding in a 5G mobile auction. In an open letter, Huawei denied it is under Beijing’s control and called Australia’s concerns of a security risk “ill formed.” • As President Trump tries to tilt global trade in America’s favor, [he has largely focused on saving legacy sectors]( — coal and steel, for example — that have been hurt by globalization, automation and innovation. • The Yale C.E.O. Summit showed [what corporate chiefs thought]( of the Trump-Kim talks, the AT&T-Time Warner ruling and more. (The big winner of the summit? Nearly 60 percent said it was Kim Jong-un.) • The chief of Audi, Volkswagen’s luxury car division, [was arrested and jailed in Germany]( connection with emissions cheating. • U.S. stocks [were flat](. Here’s a snapshot of [global markets](. In the News Nicole Tung for The New York Times • Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, hopes to raise a “pious generation” by opening thousands of religious schools, even as standards slip in public ones. Mr. Erdogan is seeking re-election on Sunday. [[The New York Times]( • China is expanding its nuclear arsenal, a new report said, increasing its number of nuclear warheads by 10 this year, to 280. (The U.S. has approximately 6,450.) [[South China Morning Post]( • Malaysia’s new government pledged to end harsh laws restricting expression, but activists and journalists who have faced criminal charges remain wary. [[The New York Time]( • Two Filipinos convicted in the 2012 killing of a U.S. Marine were captured in Manila after years of avoiding prison time. The U.S. Embassy said that the new arrests had brought “some measure of justice to this senseless crime.” [[The New York Times]( • In Indonesia, dozens of passengers are still missing after a ferry sank in Lake Toba, a popular tourist site. At least 18 people were rescued and one was confirmed dead among about 80 passengers. [[Reuters]( • Iran executed a man by hanging, three months after he was convicted of using a bus to run over and kill three police officers during a protest by Gonabadi Dervishes, followers of a mystical Sufi strain of Islam. [[The New York Times]( • Trump administration cutbacks have left some U.S. prisons short on correctional officers, requiring support workers like teachers and secretaries to step in. [[The New York Times]( Smarter Living Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. Michael Kraus for The New York Times • Recipe of the day: Banish memories of bland fish dinners with a recipe for [citrus salmon](. • Here are five cheap(ish) things for [bike commuting bliss](. • Simple tips to improve your [Wi-Fi security at home](. Noteworthy Max Whittaker for The New York Times • A new view of old trees. (Very old trees.) After a three-year, $40 million restoration project, a grove of giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park has reopened. Here’s our report, [complete with breathtaking photographs](. • Two decades ago, a professor was determined to rectify the publication errors in prior versions of “Ulysses,” the famously abstruse James Joyce novel. Then he vanished. The Times Magazine made [a surprising discovery about his disappearance](. • And the possibility of video game addiction has the [World Health Organization worried](. The U.N. health body is adding “gaming disorder” to its compendium of medical conditions. Back Story Associated Press “The time has come for equality of opportunity in sharing in government, in education, and in employment. It will not be stayed or denied. It is here!” the Republican leader of the U.S. Senate, [Everett Dirksen]( said to a packed chamber. Just over a week later, on this day in 1964, the Senate [passed]( the Civil Rights Act — one of the most momentous pieces of legislation in the country’s history. Drafted by President John F. Kennedy and pressed after his assassination by President Lyndon Johnson, the [bill]( made many forms of discrimination illegal at the federal level. The central issue was race. The measure had to overcome overwhelming opposition by Democrats from the South, where racist policies had been enshrined in law for decades after the end of the Civil War and the banishment of slavery. Senator [Sam Ervin]( of North Carolina insisted that “no men of any race can legislate their way to a more abundant life,” and that “they must earn such a life by their own achievements, sacrifices, and exertions.” The bill prevailed. The [Senate vote]( 73 to 27, cleared the way for final congressional approval. President Johnson [signed]( the act into law on July 2, with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in attendance. Nancy Wartik wrote today’s Back Story. _____ This briefing was prepared for the Asian morning. You can also [sign up]( to get the briefing in the Australian, European or American morning. [Sign up here]( to receive an Evening Briefing on U.S. weeknights. Browse our full range of Times newsletters [here](. What would you like to see here? Contact us at [asiabriefing@nytimes.com](mailto:asiabriefing@nytimes.com?subject=Briefing%20Feedback%20(Asia)). LIKE THIS EMAIL? Forward it to your friends, and let them know they can sign up [here](. 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