Hundreds of people have taken to the streets of Minneapolis to protest the killing of 37-year-old Renee Good.

Delays have emerged in customs procedures for food and other products exported from Japan to China, with clearance in many cases taking around two weeks longer than usual, raising the possibility that the measures are a response to comments by Takaichi regarding a potential Taiwan contingency. (News On Japan)

Rallies on major roads in the capital and in Iran's second city were peaceful and not dispersed by security forces.

In Japan, real wages in November, adjusted for price fluctuations, fell 2.8% from the same month a year earlier, marking the 11th consecutive month of decline. (News On Japan)