World’s fastest supercomputer fights coronavirus in Japan
TOKYO, Jun 23, 2020, BBC. The newly crowned world’s fastest supercomputer is being deployed in…
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.
S. Korea calls on UNESCO to exclude Japanese industrial sites from World Heritage list
SEOUL, Jun 23, 2020, Yonhap. South Korea has called on the UN cultural agency to…
Vote in Japan to change status of disputed islands threatens to raise tensions with China
HONG KONG, Jun 22, 2020, CNN. A bill that changes the status of an island…
Air conditioner giant Daikin gets lift from coronavirus and climate change in Japan
TOKYO, Jun 21, 2020, Bloomberg. Companies worldwide are beset by the very near-term threat of…
Japan detects foreign submarine passing near Amami-Oshima
TOKYO, JUn 20, 2020, Kyodo. A foreign submarine was detected as it passed near Kagoshima…
Japan PM Abe skips visit to Russia for WWII Victory parade next week
TOKYO, Jun 20, 2020, Kyodo. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will not visit Moscow next…
[Analytics] Chaos in the Koreas sees Kim Jong Un’s sister emerge stronger than ever
On a crisp winter day two years ago, Kim Yo Jong took her first step…
ASEAN investors granted ownership of firms in Japan
BANGKOK, Jun 19, 2020, Bangkok Post. Thai investors can take complete ownership of service businesses…
Freedom of travel restored across Japan, it expects to ease travel curbs on Thailand, Vietnam first
TOKYO, Jun 19, 2020, Kyodo. Japan lifted its final advisories on inter-prefecture travel on Friday,…
Japan’s ex-justice minister, wife arrested over alleged vote buying
TOKYO, Jun 18, 2020, Kyodo. Former Justice Minister Katsuyuki Kawai and his lawmaker wife Anri…
Japan’s exports, imports sank in May amid pandemic fallout
TOKYO, Jun 17, 2020, Kyodo, AP. Japan’s exports and imports in May both posted the…
[Analytics] Japan’s triple economic shock
Japan’s economy has experienced three consecutive shocks over the past year-and-a-half. Sayuri Shirai specially for…