January 17, Tuesday, 2017 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Risa Shimizu and Ms. Fumiko Konoe

  1. Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has pledged to work for peace and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region.
  2. Leaders from around the world are expected to discuss how Donald Trump’s policies will impact the global economy at the annual meeting of the world economic forum in Davos.
  3. People in Japan are remembering the victims of a powerful earthquake that devastated the western city of Kobe and its surrounding areas 22 years ago.

January 16, Monday, 2017 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Mick Corliss and Mr. Yoshi Ogasawara

  1. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is on his way to Vietnam, the last leg of his 4-nation tour of the Asia-Pacific region.
  2. Japan and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to extend a Japanese company’s interests in an oil field off the Middle Eastern country.
  3. U.S. organizers have held a rehearsal for the coming inauguration ceremony for President-elect Donald Trump.

January 15, Sunday, 2017 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Hirokazu Sakamaki and Ms. Keiko Kitagawa

  1. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to reaffirm the importance of maintaining the rule of law in the disputed South China Sea during his summit with Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo.
  2. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has again suggested that he may reevaluate the “One China” policy.
  3. Japanese diplomats working in Africa will meet to discuss ways to help Japanese businesses procure natural resources from the resource-rich continent.

January 14, Saturday, 2017 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Risa Shimizu and Ms. Fumiko Konoe

  1. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says Japan and Australia should advance free trade and boost collaboration on regenerative medicine, artificial intelligence and other fields.
  2. The incoming press secretary for the White House says that President-elect Donald Trump is likely to urge national unity in his inaugural speech next week.
  3. A U.S. federal grand jury has indicted 3 former executives of Japanese auto parts firm Takata on wire fraud and conspiracy charges over the firm’s airbags.

January 13, Friday, 2017 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Sarah McDonald and Ms. Mariko Kojima

  1. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for secretary of defense, James Mattis, has pointed to Russia and China as key security challenges.
  2. Japanese and Russian ministers have agreed to draw up a work schedule around the end of March to implement energy deals signed during President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Japan last month.
  3. Researchers in Japan say they have succeeded in creating a small “intestine” from human embryonic stem cells.

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.