Seven-Eleven Japan to offer rice balls in bioplastic wrappers
TOKYO, Jun 24, 2019, Kyodo. Convenience store operator Seven-Eleven Japan Co. said Monday it will…
Japan
Japan is an economy of 127 million people and one of the 12 founding members of APEC. In 1989, Japan’s real GDP was USD 4.4 trillion, and its real per capita GDP was USD 36,000. By 2016, its real GDP grew to USD 6 trillion, while its per capita GDP to USD 48,000. It is the world’s third largest economy.
[Analytics] ASEAN masses behind China as it pushes world’s biggest free trade pact
Southeast Asian leaders look determined to make progress on the world’s largest commercial pact, the…
Japan’s crown prince says royal duties need review as members decline
TOKYO, Jun 22, 2019, AP. Emperor Naruhito’s younger brother said Friday that the royal family…
Japan’s chopper makes crash landing in Tokyo; crew unharmed
TOKYO, Jun 21, 2019, Kyodo. A Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter made a crash landing at…
Tupolev-95MS bombers did not violate Japan’s borders, says Russian Defense Ministry
MOSCOW, Jun 20, 2019, TASS. Two strategic bombers Tupolev-95MS did not violate the borders of…
26 injured in strong quake off Yamagata, Niigata prefectures
YAMAGATA, Jun 19, 2019, The Yomiuri Shimbun. An earthquake measuring upper 6 on the Japanese…
Australian Qantas returns to top 10 as World’s Best Airlines announced
SYDNEY, Jun 19, 2019, The New Daily. Australia’s national carrier, Qantas, has returned to the…
Putin-Trump meeting in Osaka may be prepared on the eve of G20 – Kremlin
YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK, Jun 17, 2019, TASS. A full-fledged meeting between the Russian and US Presidents, Vladimir…
[Analytics] Oil tanker attacks: did Iran’s ties with China just go up in smoke?
Washington has blamed Tehran for an attack on two oil tankers near the Strait of…
Japan scrambles for information on ship attacks near Strait of Hormuz
TOKYO, Jun 14, 2019, Kyodo. Japan sought further information Friday about the attacks on two…
Japanese firm to buy Malaysian Chicken Rice Shop for RM220 million
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 13, 2019, FMT. Japanese restaurant operator Zensho Holdings Co Ltd agreed to…
‘I am Japanese’ says Sakhalin-born deaf man longing to visit country of his roots
TOKYO, Jun 11, 2019, The Mainichi. Nikolai Hiranuma, born on Sakhalin in 1944 when the…