- The international community is urging the United States and Iran to exercise self-restraint following a pledge by Tehran to take revenge for the killing of a top military commander.
- South Korean President Moon Jae-in has expressed willingness to improve bilateral ties with Japan, but said he will continue to demand that export controls be reviewed.
- Japan’s chief cabinet secretary has said the government will make every diplomatic effort to realize the extradition of former Nissan Motor chairman Carlos Ghosn.
January 7, Tuesday, 2020 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Hiroko Kitadai and Ms. Fumiko Konoe