Two major storms form in East Asia, threatening China, Japan and Taiwan
HONG KONG, Jul 20, 2021, CNN. Two big storms have formed in the waters of…
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.
Japanese PM says the world needs to see a safe Olympics
TOKYO, Jul 20, 2021, Politico. The world needs to see that Japan can stage a…
Japan court jails US duo over Ghosn escape
TOKYO, Jul 19, 2021, AFP. An American father-son duo who helped former Nissan chief Carlos…
Thai arms of 2 Japanese firms to jointly test EV use for goods delivery
BANGKOK, Jul 16, 2021, Kyodo News. Mitsubishi Motors (Thailand) Co has signed a memorandum of…
Japan asks airlines to halt new bookings as Olympic traffic rises
CHIBA, Jul 16, 2021, Kyodo News. The Japanese government has asked airlines to halt new…
Indonesia overtakes India as Asia’s new Covid-19 epicenter
JAKARTA, Jul 15, 2021, CNN. Indonesia reported 54,517 new cases of Covid-19, authorities said Wednesday,…
Nissan CEO says $1.4B UK electric vehicle hub ‘just a start’
TOKYO, Jul 14, 2021, Bloomberg. Nissan Motor Co.’s announcement earlier this month that it will…
Japan warns of Taiwan crisis, growing risks from US-China rivalry
TOKYO, Jul 14, 2021, CNN. Growing military tensions around Taiwan as well as economic and…
Japan PM tells Pacific that nuclear wastwater dump is harmless
TOKYO, Jul 6, 2021, RNZ. Japan’s Prime Minister has told Pacific Islands leaders that his…
80 people feared missing in deadly ‘tsunami’ mudslide in central Japan
TOKYO, Jul 5, 2021, CNN. Japanese rescue workers continued to search for survivors Monday, two…
Japan’s leader pushes rescue after deadly mudslide hits town
TOKYO, Jul 4, 2021, AP. More than 1,000 soldiers, firefighters and police on Sunday waded…
[Analytics] Japan lends hand to injustice in Myanmar
A good interference is hard to come by. A government might be able to properly…