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- The president of Japanese automaker Toyota says his company will invest 10 billion dollars in the United States over the next 5 years.
- U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and executive chairman of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group have talked about creating jobs in the United States.
- A U.S. Navy destroyer has fired warning shots at Iranian military boats at the entrance to the Persian Gulf.
- Japan and the Czech Republic have agreed to increase solidarity to maintain international order based on the rule of law.
- Japan has called on Afghanistan to do more to crack down on serious corruption and improve the worsening security situation in the country.
- At least 20 people have died in Europe as severe cold weather grips the continent.
- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has indicated he will urge South Korea to remove statues symbolizing those referred to as comfort women.
- North Korea is unlikely to stage massive ceremonies to mark the birthday of is leader Kim Jong Un.
- U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has expressed his eagerness to improve ties with Russia.
- A man has indiscriminately opened fire at an airport in the southern U.S. state of Florida. Five people were killed and 8 others wounded.
- The foreign and defense ministers of Japan and France have agreed to start talks to conclude a treaty on sharing goods and services between the countries’ forces.
- U.S. intelligence officials have announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered meddling in last year’s U.S. presidential election.
- 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.
- 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.
- The U.S. military in Japan will resume mid-air refueling training exercises with its Osprey transport aircraft as early as Friday.
- 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.
- 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.
- The head of the United Nations’ nuclear regulator appears set to be re-elected unopposed.
- The Tokyo Stock Exchange has reopened on Wednesday after the New Year break.
- 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.
- New U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has promoted multiculturism in his first speech at the organization’s headquarters since taking office.
- South Korea’s Justice Ministry has asked Denmark to extradite the daughter of Choi Soon-sil, a long-time friend of President Park Geun-hye.
- Turkish authorities say police have detained 8 people in connection with the New Year’s nightclub shooting in Istanbul.
- Authorities in Myanmar are investigating a video filmed in the western part of the country that shows police beating Rohingya villagers.
- Turkish authorities are analyzing security camera video footage to identify a lone assailant in Sunday’s deadly nightclub attack in Istanbul.
- Japan’s Emperor has offered New Year’s greetings to the general public at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.
- Danish police have arrested the daughter of Choi Soon-sil, a long-time friend of South Korean President Park Geun-hye.
- Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says his cabinet will work toward a better future for the country beyond 2020.
- An assailant entered a night club in Istanbul during New Year’s celebrations and opened fire, killing at least 35 people.
- The United Nations Security Council has welcomed a ceasefire agreement that has been in effect between Syrian government forces and opposition groups since Friday.