Myanmar to soon launch its first-ever satellite
NAY PYI TAW, Jul 24, 2020, WION. Myanmar will soon launch its first-ever satellite, joining…
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.
English tour livestreamed from Japan’s Nagasaki atomic bomb museum
NAGASAKI, Jul 24, 2020, Kyodo. An antinuclear group on Friday livestreamed a 30-minute English tour…
South Korea warns Japan of coalition to highlight wartime abuses
SEOUL, JUl 24, 2020, Bloomberg. South Korea warned that Japan risked reigniting tensions if it…
Solomon Islands PM vows to deliver Pacific Games
HONIARA, Jul 24, 2020, RNZ. Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare says the country remains…
Postponed Tokyo Olympics hit 1-year-to-go mark — again
TOKYO, Jul 23, 2020, AP. The Tokyo Olympics have hit the one-year-to-go mark — again….
Japan’s govt to declare end of economic expansion dating from December 2012
TOKYO, Jul 23, 2020, Jiji Press. The Cabinet Office is seen declaring the end of…
China’s longest dispatch of ships near Senkakus “serious”: Japan
TOKYO, Jul 22, 2020, Kyodo. Chinese ships were spotted near a group of Japan-controlled islands…
Confusion swirls as Japan launches tourism campaign amid virus surge
TOKYO, Jul 22, 2020, Reuters. Japan on Wednesday kicked off a national travel campaign aimed…
15 Japanese firms to leave China for Vietnam
HANOI, Jul 20, 2020, The Hanoi Times. The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) has released…
Three quarters of Japanese don’t want Olympics next year: Poll
TOKYO, Jul 20, 2020, AFP. Just one in four people in Japan want to see…
In Arab world’s first, UAE successfully launches its spacecraft towards Mars
DUBAI, Jul 20, 2020, PTI. Emiratis brimmed with joy and pride as the UAE made…
Japan’s exports slump 26.2 per cent in June
TOKYO, Jul 20, 2020, Reuters. Japan’s exports suffered a double-digit decline for the fourth month…