January 12, Thursday, 2017 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Yuka Matsumoto and Ms. Hiroko Kitadai

  1. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has stressed that his administration will correct trade imbalances with other countries and put priority on national interests.
  2. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has begun a 6-day tour of Southeast Asia and Australia aimed at strengthening economic and security ties.
  3. The head of Toyota Motor has told the next U.S. vice president of his company’s efforts to bring jobs and investment to America.

January 10, Tuesday, 2017 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Risa Shimizu and Ms. Fumiko Konoe

  1. The president of Japanese automaker Toyota says his company will invest 10 billion dollars in the United States over the next 5 years.
  2. 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.
  3. A U.S. Navy destroyer has fired warning shots at Iranian military boats at the entrance to the Persian Gulf.

January 7, Saturday, 2017 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Risa Shimizu and Ms. Fumiko Konoe

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. U.S. intelligence officials have announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered meddling in last year’s U.S. presidential election.

January 6, Friday, 2017 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Raja Pradan and Ms. Mariko Kojima

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. The U.S. military in Japan will resume mid-air refueling training exercises with its Osprey transport aircraft as early as Friday.

January 5. Thursday, 2017 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Raja Pradan and Ms. Hiroko Kitadai

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. The head of the United Nations’ nuclear regulator appears set to be re-elected unopposed.

January 4, Wednesday, 2017 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Emma Howard and Ms. Yuka Matsumoto

  1. The Tokyo Stock Exchange has reopened on Wednesday after the New Year break.
  2. 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.
  3. New U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has promoted multiculturism in his first speech at the organization’s headquarters since taking office.

January 3, Tuesday, 2017 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Risa Shimizu and Ms.Fumiko Konoe

  1. 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.
  2. Turkish authorities say police have detained 8 people in connection with the New Year’s nightclub shooting in Istanbul.
  3. Authorities in Myanmar are investigating a video filmed in the western part of the country that shows police beating Rohingya villagers.