December 26, Wednesday, 2018 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Michael Reese and Ms. Mariko Kojima

  1. Tokyo stock is bouncing back a day after a strong sell-off that saw the Nikkei Average fall 5 percent.
  2. Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is facing a challenge of keeping the country’s economy on track to allow the implementation of a planned consumption tax hike, in his seventh year in office.
  3. A close aide to former Nissan Motor Chairman Carlos Ghosn has been released from detention.

December 25, Tuesday, 2018 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Fumiko Konoe and Ms. Hiroko Kitadai

  1. Tokyo stock’s benchmark Nikkei Average plummeted more than 1,000 points, or about 5 percent, following a big drop in the U.S.
  2. The deadly tsunami that struck the Indonesian islands has prompted calls for strengthening the country’s tsunami warning system.
  3. Japan’s foreign minister says he hopes the facts surrounding a radar incident involving South Korea’s military will be established through bilateral efforts.