[Analytics] Why Japan’s next leader should draw closer to China and South Korea instead of the US
An unusually long period of political stability seems poised to end in Japan as Shinzo…
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.
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