- Britain’s parliament has overwhelmingly rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal for leaving the European Union.
- In NHK’s latest opinion poll, Japanese voters’ approval rating for the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stood at 43 percent.
- Multiple casualties are being reported in Kenya after an armed group stormed an upscale hotel and office complex in the capital, Nairobi.
January 16, Wednesday, 2019 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Raja Pradhan and Ms. Mariko Kojima