Jan. 10, 2026, 3:50 a.m.

Lee Jae-myung will visit Japan next week to hold a summit with Takaoka City's Saanae

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung will pay a two-day state visit to Japan next Tuesday and hold a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Saane Takaishi.

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Japanese companies are closely monitoring the situation in Venezuela. The supply chain has not been affected yet.

After the United States arrested Venezuelan President Maduro across borders, many large Japanese enterprises related to Venezuela's supply chain are closely monitoring the development of the situation.

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A former Indonesian minister has been accused of corruption for improperly purchasing Google laptops

Indonesian prosecutors filed corruption charges on Monday (January 5), accusing former education minister and co-founder of ride-hailing company Gojek, Nadiem Makarim, of improperly purchasing laptops during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in a loss of 125.64 million US dollars for the country.

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Turkey's inflation rate slowed to 30.9% in December, marking the fourth consecutive month of decline

Official Turkish data shows that in December 2025, Turkey's annual inflation rate slowed to 30.9%, marking the fourth consecutive month of decline and far below 44.4% in the same period last year.

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North Korea test-fired a hypersonic missile

The Korean People's Army conducted a hypersonic missile launch training on Sunday (January 4th), and North Korean leader Kim Jong UN observed the training.

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Ssaudi coalition forces' "military action" in Yemen: A crisis vortex amid geopolitical games

According to Global Times, the Saudi-led coalition recently announced a "military operation" in Yemen.

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Japan's "departure tax" is expected to increase by two times next year

Recently, the Japanese government held a meeting to finalize the plan to raise the "international passenger departure tax".

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Can Kishida Fumio achieve the promised budget surplus in fiscal year 2026?

Recently, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced that the central government's initial budget for the fiscal year 2026 would achieve a basic fiscal surplus for the first time since 1998, with an estimated scale of 1.34 trillion yen.

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India claims to have surpassed Japan to become the world's fourth-largest economy

The year-end economic assessment report of the Indian government predicts that the Indian economy has surpassed that of Japan and become the world's fourth-largest economy.

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The number of abuse cases involving people with disabilities in Japan in the fiscal year 2024 has reached a new high

Data shows that from April 2024 to March 2025, there were 3,770 cases of abuse against people with disabilities across Japan, setting a new record.

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