South Korean boycott hammers sales of Japanese consumer goods
TOKYO, Aug 3, 2020, Nikkei. Japanese brands from beer to clothes were walloped by a…
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Abe to attend Hiroshima, Nagasaki events marking US atomic bombings
TOKYO, Aug 3, 2020, Kyodo. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday he will take part…
Thai democracy protesters make Japan cartoon hamster their symbol
BANGKOK, Aug 2, 2020, Reuters. Thailand’s emerging student pro-democracy movement has adopted a Japanese cartoon…
Japan, UK begin talks with view to scrapping tariffs on Japanese cars around 2026: Jiji
TOKYO, Jul 31, 2020, Jiji/Reuters. Japan and Britain began talks with a view to scrapping…
Japan women, men’s life expectancy in 2019 stays in world top-3
TOKYO, Jul 31, 2020, Kyodo. Japanese women and men retained second and third places, respectively,…
[Analytics] The case for an East Asian ‘climate club’ led by Australia
The Nobel Prize-winning US economist William Nordhaus fired a salvo recently when he published an…
Peru boosts campaign to promote avocado consumption in Japan
LIMA, Jul 30, 2020, ANDINA. Peru’s Exports and Tourism Promotion Board (PromPeru) —through its trade…
Japan to lift virus ban on re-entry of some foreign residents from Aug 5
TOKYO, Jul 30, 2020, AFP. Japan will from next week lift a ban on the…
Vietnam inks $348M agreement with Japan to build six patrol boats
HANOI, Jul 29, 2020, Navy Recognition. Vietnam on July 28 2020, signed an agreement with…
Japan, China agree to work toward resuming travel
TOKYO, Jul 29, 2020, Kyodo. Japan and China agreed Wednesday to work toward resuming mutual…
Japan’s air force faces a ‘relentless’ burden, imposed by China
TOKYO, Jul 29, 2020, CNN. Japanese fighter pilot Lt. Col. Takamichi Shirota says his country…
[Analytics] Covid-19 fighting in Asia-Pacific: Hard task ahead
The coronavirus is “easily the most severe” public health emergency the World Health Organization (WHO)…