January 6, Friday, 2017 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Raja Pradan and Ms. Mariko Kojima

  1. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump says Toyota Motor should pay heavy taxes if it goes ahead with its plan to build a factory in Mexico.
  2. Japan, the United States and South Korea have agreed to continue their cooperation on threats from North Korea under the in-coming U.S. administration.
  3. The U.S. military in Japan will resume mid-air refueling training exercises with its Osprey transport aircraft as early as Friday.

January 5. Thursday, 2017 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Raja Pradan and Ms. Hiroko Kitadai

  1. An aide to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and a member of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team have agreed on the need for an early Japan-U.S. summit.
  2. Officials with Japan’s central bank say inflation rates in fiscal 2017 will get closer to their 2-percent target, but private analysts are pessimistic.
  3. The head of the United Nations’ nuclear regulator appears set to be re-elected unopposed.

January 4, Wednesday, 2017 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Emma Howard and Ms. Yuka Matsumoto

  1. The Tokyo Stock Exchange has reopened on Wednesday after the New Year break.
  2. Turkish security authorities are reportedly investigating 8 people under detention in connection with Sunday’s deadly shooting rampage at a nightclub in Istanbul. They are suspected to be linked to the Islamic State group.
  3. New U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has promoted multiculturism in his first speech at the organization’s headquarters since taking office.