1. US President Donald Trump has met with Abe Akie, the widow of former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. Her visit has gained attention as world leaders seek meetings with Trump. US media outlet CNN reports that Trump and Akie have stayed in touch since her husband’s assassination two years ago. The visit was reportedly arranged in one of their conversations, and not through a diplomatic channel. 2. South Korea’s joint investigation unit says it will ask President Yoon Suk-yeol to appear for questioning over his short-lived declaration of martial law. South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reports that the team will ask Yoon to appear at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday. It says Yoon will be questioned on suspicions of internal insurrection and abuse of power.
3. Post offices across Japan started accepting New Year’s greeting cards on Sunday and many people are now dropping them off. But the custom is threatened by online communication and higher card prices. Japan Post says it has issued just over a billion cards so far. That’s a 25 percent decline from a year earlier and the lowest number since 2004, when comparable data became available.
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