January 17, Wednesday, 2018 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Mick Corliss and Mr. Hiro Morita

1. Vice ministers from North and South Korea have begun discussing the details of the North’s participation in the PyeongChang Winter Olympics.
2. Foreign ministers from 20 nations are meeting in Canada to discuss North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs.
3. Japan is marking the 23rd anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that hit the western port of Kobe and the surrounding areas.