日: 2025年1月17日

1. Japan marks 30 years since the Great Hanshin-Awayji Earthquake. The magnitude 7.3 tremor devastated the city of Kobe and surrounding areas.
2. The United Kingdom and Ukraine have concluded a long-term cooperation agreement. Under the accord, London will also provide Kyiv with military assistance.
3. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has told US President-elect Donald Trump that Denmark will not agree to sell Greenland to the United States.

1. An NHK survey found that more than 60 percent of the survivors of the 1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake feel that memories of the disaster and lessons learned are fading. 2. US President Joe Biden has warned against a concentration of power by a few very wealthy people as he prepares to step down and hand power to Donald Trump. 3. Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi Yoshimasa has described the Gaza ceasefire agreement as a crucial step toward Japan’s goal of improving the humanitarian situation in Gaza and easing tensions in the region.