China says Japanese anti-flu agent Favipiravir effective on coronavirus patients
BEIJING, Mar 19, 2020, Hindustan Times. Chinese medical experts claim that a Japanese anti-flu agent…
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.
Italy’s shock coronavirus death toll, S. Korea’s cases rebound, Australia and NZ ban non-residents
ROME, Mar 19, 2020, SCMP. Italy on Wednesday reported 475 new deaths from the novel…
Japan’s exports fall, imports from China slump as virus impact widens
TOKYO, Mar 18, 2020, Reuters. Japan’s imports from China fell at their fastest pace in…
Japan Olympics minister reiterates Abe’s “complete” games pledge
TOKYO, Mar 17, 2020, Kyodo. Japan’s Olympic minister confirmed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe considers the…
Japan’s PM Abe turns vague on timing of Tokyo Olympics as coronavirus leaves games in doubt
TOKYO, Mar 17, 2020, Bloomberg. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has begun to shift his messaging…
Japan grants $4M to the Mekong River Commission
PHNOM PENH, Mar 16, 2020, The Khmer Times. The Japanese government on Friday granted nearly…
[Analytics] The Indo-Pacific Linus blanket
Countries, like the character Linus in the comic strip Peanuts, find it difficult to give…
Japan finds 15 clusters of coronavirus-infected people
TOKYO, Mar 16, 2020, Kyodo. Japan has found 15 clusters of people infected with the…
[Analytics] Japan’s post-Fukushima and future energy landscape
The energy sources for generating electricity in Japan have undergone dramatic changes since Tokyo Electric…
Visitors vanish from Asia’s most visited sites
SIEM REAP, Mar 14, 2020, AFP. As dawn breaks the unmistakable tapered towers of Angkor…
G-7 leaders to hold videoconference Monday on coronavirus: Macron
PARIS, Mar 14, 2020, Kyodo. Leaders of the Group of Seven industrialized countries agreed to…
[Analytics] Virus kills off major sporting events worldwide
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