India, Japan conduct naval exercise amid China row
NEW DELHI, Jun 29, 2020, The Times of India. At a time when India and…
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.
[Analytics] Can India afford an economic battle with China?
Military clash in the Himalayas that killed 20 Indian soldiers has an angry public demanding…
Japan puzzled by Indonesia’s policy shift over high-speed rail plan
JAKARTA, Jun 28, 2020, Kyodo. Japan has been perplexed by Indonesia’s abrupt policy shift on…
Japan conveys objection to Trump’s plan to add S. Korea to G-7
WASHINGTON D.C., Jun 28, 2020, Kyodo. Japan has conveyed to the United States its objection…
[Analytics] Can China be removed from UN Security Council?
Of late, most of those calling for China’s removal from the UNSC are Indians, clearly…
[Analytics] Tokyo’s damaging role in Southeast Asia
After a three-month Covid-induced break, the United Nations Human Rights Council resumed this month in…
[Analytics] Prepare for the US and China to decouple
While Covid-19 has dominated news for much of the year — and understandably so, as…
Japan’s Yamato to stop people using their smartphones while walking outside in public places
YAMATO, JUn 26, 2020, Kyodo. Yamato on Thursday (May 25) became the first municipality in…
Discussion of John Bolton’s book being censored on two of the biggest Chinese platforms WeChat and Weibo
HONG KONG, Jun 26, 2020, CNN. It’s safe to say former White House national security…
Japan protests China’s seabed names related to disputed islands in the East China Sea
TOKYO, Jun 25, 2020, Kyodo. Japan said Thursday it has protested to China that a…
Japanese experts, entrepreneurs to arrive in Vietnam soon: Japan’s FM
TOKYO, Jun 24, 2020, VNS. Some 440 Japanese experts and entrepreneurs are likely to travel…
Bolton book offers peek into Japan’s PM Abe’s ties with US leader
TOKYO, Jun 23, 2020, The Japan Times. Although the memoir by former top U.S. official…