[Analytics] China expands its island-building strategy into the mid-Pacific
The world knows the Republic of Kiribati as a very low-lying nation in the mid-Pacific…
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.
Yoshihide Suga to succeed Abe as Japan’s next PM after big win in LDP election
TOKYO, Sep 14, 2020, ST. Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, the trusty right-hand man…
[Analytics] Trump’s battle with the American military is a fight he’s likely to lose
WASHINGTON D.C., Sep 13, 2020, The Guardian. The row over Donald Trump’s reported denigration of…
Post-Abe candidates make late-stage appeals in debate
TOKYO, Sep 12, 2020, Kyodo. The race to succeed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe entered the…
US, China trade barbs over South China Sea, Hong Kong
HANOI, Sep 10, 2020, Kyodo. The United States traded barbs with China over Beijing’s maritime…
Japan’s snap general election is possible in October: Minister
TOKYO, Sep 10, 2020, Kyodo. Defense Minister Taro Kono said Wednesday that he is expecting…
Vietnam market big enough for Japanese business ambitions: PM
HANOI, Sep 9, 2002, VN Express. The Vietnam market is big enough for Japanese companies…
Tokyo Games should be held ‘at any cost’: Olympic minister Hashimoto
TOKYO, Sep 8, 2020, Kyodo. Japan’s Olympic minister Seiko Hashimoto said Tuesday she believes the…
Japan cancels up to 600 flights over typhoon Haishen
TOKYO, Sep 7, 2020, TASS. Up to 600 air flights were cancelled in Japan starting…
Leadership race for Japan’s new main opposition party starts
TOKYO, Sep 7, 2020, Kyodo. As Japan looks ahead to the ruling party’s presidential election,…
8 million Japanese urged to evacuate due to the powerful typhoon
TOKYO, Sep 6, 2020, Kyodo. A powerful typhoon came closer to Japan’s southwestern main island…
Super typhoon continues to track toward southwest Japan
TOKYO, Sep 6, 2020, Kyodo. An extremely powerful typhoon continued on its path toward southwestern…