[ANalytics] India to lose more than it gains from Quad
The foreign-ministerial meeting of the member states of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, commonly known as…
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.
Japan’s PM Suga unlikely to call election this year
TOKYO, Oct 1, 2020, Kyodo. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is unlikely to dissolve the House…
[Analytics] Covid-19 and the Asian meat complex
While parts of East Asia have long been home to meat-intensive diets, the last couple…
Japan’s PM planning first overseas visit to Vietnam, Indonesia around mid-October
TOKYO, Sep 30, 2020, Kyodo. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is planning to visit Vietnam and…
SpaceX craft liftoff on Oct 31 with Japan, US astronauts aboard: NASA
WASHINGTON D.C., Sep 29, 2020, Kyodo. NASA said Monday it is targeting an Oct. 31…
Japan coast guard has brush with Taiwanese fishing boat off Senkakus
TOKYO, Sep 28, 2020, Kyodo. A Japanese coast guard patrol ship and a Taiwanese fishing…
Japanese actress Yuko Takeuchi found dead at home in apparent suicide
TOKYO, Sep 27, 2020, Kyodo. Japanese actress Yuko Takeuchi has died in an apparent suicide…
Japan’s Suga tells UN Tokyo is ‘determined’ to host Olympics
TOKYO, Sep 26, 2020, Al Jazeera. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has told the United…
Japanese giant Gundam robot shows off its moves
TOKYO, Sep 24, 2020, CNN. A giant robot based on a character from a classic…
Japan urges S. Korea to resolve feud as leaders hold first talks
TOKYO, Sep 24, 2020, Kyodo. Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Thursday told South Korean…
Tokyo Olympics CEO suggests relaxed entry rules for athletes
TOKYO, Sep 23, 2020, AP. Tokyo Olympics officials are proposing that the government relax immigration…
Japan to loosen border enforcement measures to allow in new arrivals
TOKYO, Sep 23, 2020, The Japan Times. Speculation is rife that, in a long-awaited move,…