[Analytics] Can a Xi charm offensive win over Japan?
Amid Japan’s rising tensions with the United States, Chinese President Xi Jinping has been reaching…
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.
Majority of Japanese firms are against holding Olympics next summer: Survey
TOKYO, Aug 21, 2020, Reuters. More than half of Japanese companies believe the Tokyo Olympics,…
Moon lander startup ispace raises $28M and launches a new lunar data platform
TOKYO, Aug 21, 2020, TechCrunch. Ispace, one of the startups working on putting a private…
Japan’s two largest opposition parties to merge
TOKYO, Aug 20, 2020, Kyodo. Members of Japan’s Democratic Party for the People on Wednesday…
Beijing sends its top diplomat to Singapore and South Korea amid US tensions
BEIJING, Aug 19, 2020, SCMP. China’s top diplomat will visit Singapore and South Korea later…
Japan defense chief demands Chinese military back off from Senkakus
TOKYO, Aug 19, 2020, Jiji Press, Reuters, Kyodo. Defense Minister Taro Kono told China’s ambassador…
[Analytics] Will Japan continue to finance international coal projects?
Japan’s support for international coal projects has been the subject of unrelenting criticism. The release…
Ainu minority files lawsuit against Japan govt on salmon fishing rights
SAPPORO, Aug 18, 2020, Kyodo. A group of Ainu, an ethnic minority in northern Japan,…
[Special coverage] The Pacific War: Losers and Winners
“The Pacific War” which ended 75 years ago this weekend, was not a single entity:…
Abe checks in to Tokyo hospital amid speculation about health
TOKYO, Aug 17, 2020, Kyodo. Amid speculation about his health, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe checked…
Japanese firms shifting focus to Southeast Asia as US and China clash: JETRO
A rising number of Japanese companies are expanding in Southeast Asia but scaling down in…
[Analytics] How life has changed after coronavirus
On the surface, life seems to have pretty much returned to the way it was…