Japan’s PM Abe to step down due to health concerns
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday announced his intention to resign at a meeting…
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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.
Japan, US agree to boost defense cooperation in outer space
TOKYO, Aug 27, 2020, Kyodo. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the head of the U.S….
Japan defense chief mulled aerial inspection of isles claimed by China
TOKYO, Aug 26, 2020, Kyodo. Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono mulled an aerial inspection this…
98.6 per cent of households in Japan have received the one-off 100,000 yen cash handouts
TOKYO, Aug 25, 2020, Kyodo. The government said Tuesday 98.6 percent of households in Japan…
Japanese airline testing hands-free bathroom doors
WASHINGTON D.C., Aug 24, 2020, CNN. Even before the coronavirus pandemic ignited global conversations about…
N. Korea urges Japan to pay for wartime killing of Koreans on ship
SEOUL, Aug 24, 2020, The Korea Herald. North Korea on Monday urged Japan to apologize…
Abe revisits hospital on day he becomes Japan’s longest-serving PM
TOKYO, Aug 24, 2020, Kyodo. On the day he became Japan’s longest-serving prime minister in…
China planning high-speed rail freight network to help e-commerce sector
BEIJING, Aug 23, 2020, SCMP. China’s state-owned railway operator is planning to accelerate the development…
Approval rate for Abe’s Cabinet falls to 36 per cent: Poll
TOKYO, Aug 23, 2020, Kyodo. The approval rate for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Cabinet stands…
Japan, Cambodia to ease Covid-19 travel restrictions in September
TOKYO, Aug 22, 2020, Kyodo. Japan and Cambodia agreed Saturday to reopen borders for expatriates,…
Bangladesh wants immediate Rohingya repatriation
DHAKA, Aug 22, 2020, Kyodo. Bangladesh is demanding an immediate meeting with Myanmar on the…
Japan pushed to take more Thai pork
BANGKOK, Aug 21, 2020, The Nation. Thailand will negotiate to increase pork exports to Japan,…