NTT East's Steel Tower Damaged in Aomori Earthquake, Prompting Evacuation

NY Stocks : Dow 48,704.01 ; Nasdaq 23,593.86

Japanese Jets Fly alongside US Bombers in Joint Exercises over Sea of Japan Wed.

Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Likely to Visit Middle East in Mid-January

Aoyama Gakuin Aims for 3rd Straight Victory at Hakone Ekiden Championships

Japan Govt Raises Gasoline Subsidies to Level Equivalent to Tax Surcharge

Taiwan to Send Mother of Girl Forced to Work at Tokyo Massage Parlor to Thailand

Japan's Lower House Approves Government's 18.3-Trillion-Yen Supplementary Budget

NBA: Rui Hachimura Scores 8 Points, 1 Rebound as Lakers Lose to Spurs 132-119

Tokyo Forex : U.S. Dollar=156.04-05 Yen; Euro=1.1693-1694 Dollars

At Least 30 People Killed in Myanmar Junta Airstrike on Hospital: Local Media

Nearly 40% of Respondents Find Takaichi's Taiwan Remarks Appropriate: Jiji Poll

Japan Govt Considering 7% Corporate Tax Deduction to Spur Capital Spending

Soccer: Maika Hamano Strikes Goal for Chelsea in UEFA Women's Champions League

UNESCO Approves Additions of 6 Japan Items to Intangible Cultural Heritage List

Takaichi Cabinet's Approval Rating Falls Slightly to 59.9% in Dec: Jiji Poll

Tokyo Stocks : Nikkei Average 50,148.82

Soccer: Hiroshima Rises to Third Place in AFC Champions League Elite

Nobel Laureate Maria Corina Machado Arrives in Oslo, 1st Appearance in 11 Months

US Seizes Oil Tanker Off Coast of Venezuela, Increasing Pressure on Maduro