[Analytics] Vietnam a lonely island of resistance to China
Locked for months in a naval showdown with China over a gas-rich reef, Vietnam is…
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.
Powerful typhoon on course to strike eastern Japan over weekend
TOKYO, Oct 11, 2019, Kyodo. A powerful typhoon is on course to strike Tokyo and…
Two Rugby World Cup matches cancelled due to powerful typhoon in Japan
TOKYO, Oct 10, 2019, Kyodo. Two pool matches at the Rugby World Cup scheduled for…
‘Violent’ Typhoon Hagibis threatens Greater Tokyo, a month after deadly Faxai
TOKYO, Oct 10, 2019, ST. Just one month after the Greater Tokyo region endured the…
N. Korean fisherman have all been rescued after fall into ocean from collided boat: Japan’s Fisheries Agency
TOKYO, Oct 9, 2019, Hankyoreh. Twenty North Korean fishermen who fell into the ocean when…
140 special flights to arrive in Japan for imperial ceremony
TOKYO, Oct 9, 2019, Kyodo. Up to 140 aircraft carrying foreign dignitaries are expected to…
Nissan names head of China business as new CEO
TOKYO, Oct 9, 2019, AP. Nissan has tapped the head of its China business, Makoto…
[Analytics] Assessing Trump’s Indo-Pacific strategy, 2 years in
The future of U.S. leadership in the Indo-Pacific rests on the legitimacy granted Washington through…
Japanese equipment to help Laos cope with natural disasters
VIENTIANE, Oct 8, 2019, Vientiane Times. The Japanese government has agreed to offer equipment to…
Moon calls for speeding up industrial reforms in S. Korea
SEOUL, Oct 8, 2019, The Korea Herald. President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday urged for speeding…
1 in 4 Japan employees want to cut back business ties with China
TOKYO, Oct 6, 2019, Bloomberg. About one out of every four employees in Japanese companies…
Singapore helps Japan’s tsunami-hit city pick up the pieces
RIKOZENTAKATA, Oct 6, 2019, The Straits Times. Ms Takiko Murakami, who lives in the once…