- Tokyo stock’s benchmark Nikkei Average plummeted more than 1,000 points, or about 5 percent, following a big drop in the U.S.
- The deadly tsunami that struck the Indonesian islands has prompted calls for strengthening the country’s tsunami warning system.
- Japan’s foreign minister says he hopes the facts surrounding a radar incident involving South Korea’s military will be established through bilateral efforts.
December 25, Tuesday, 2018 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Fumiko Konoe and Ms. Hiroko Kitadai