Japan just recorded its earliest cherry blossom bloom in 1,200 years
TOKYO, Apr 5, 2021, CNN. Think of Japan in the spring, and the image that…
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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.
AI cameras tested at station in Kyoto to identify people with disabilities in bid to assist
KYOTO, Apr 1, 2021, The Mainichi. A railway company and an information technology firm in…
China to host top-level talks with S. Korea as US presses containment strategy in region
BEIJING, Mar 31, 2021, SCMP. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will host his counterpart from…
[Analytics] Japan misses the bus on decarbonization
Toyota President Akio Toyoda has a vision for the Japanese automobile industry in the 21st…
US military claims helicopters exempt from pact on flight altitude in Japan
TOKYO, Mar 23, 2021, The Mainichi. A 1999 agreement between Japan and the U.S. that…
Japan, US defense chiefs affirm cooperation over Taiwan emergency
TOKYO, Mar 21, 2020, Kyodo. Japanese and U.S. defense chiefs have agreed in their recent…
China urges US, Japan to stop interfering in China’s internal affairs
BEIJING, Mar 17, 2021, Xinhua. China is strongly dissatisfied with and firmly opposes the recent…
Japan asks for small VIP delegations to Olympics amid pandemic
TOKYO, Mar 15, 2021, Kyodo. Japan has asked nations sending their heads of state or…
Biden virtually meets with leaders of Japan, India, Australia
WASHINGTON D.C., Mar 13, 2021, Xinhua. U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday met virtually with…
5 ex-Japan PMs call for country to end nuclear power use on Fukushima 10th anniversary
TOKYO, Mar 13, 2021, The Mainichi. Five former Japanese prime ministers issued declarations that Japan…
US Navy helicopters conducting dangerous training at low altitudes over central Tokyo
TOKYO, Mar 5, 2021, The Mainichi. Amid the issue of U.S. military helicopters’ repeated low-altitude…
Japan weighing extension of coronavirus emergency in Tokyo
TOKYO, Mar 3, 2021, AP. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Wednesday he is considering…