December 28, Saturday, 2019 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Fumiko Konoe and Ms. Risa Shimizu

1. Iran has begun joint naval exercises with China and Russsia in the Gulf of Oman and the northern Indian Ocean.

2. China’s market regulator has fined the local unit of Toyota Motor about 12.5 million dollars, violating anti-trust laws.

3. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has released a basic strategy to reduce by 2050 greenhouse gases by 100 percent.