Territorial row in focus as Abe meets Putin
VLADIVOSTOK, Sep 5, 2019, Kyodo. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with Russian President Vladimir…
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.
Japan again proposes raising bluefin tuna fishing quota
FUKUSHIMA, Sep 4, 2019, Japan Today. Japan called again Tuesday for expanding the fishing quota…
Japanese PM plans to reshuffle cabinet next week
TOKYO, Sep 3, 2019, Xinhua. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday that he…
[Analytics] Eastern Economic Forum: Russia draws India into its Asia-Pacific Strategy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be the chief guest at Russia’s Eastern Economic Forum in…
Modi, leaders of various nations to attend Eastern Economic Forum in Russia
NEW DELHI, Sep 2, 2019, India Today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders of a…
[Analytics] Demise of S. Korea-Japan military agreement deals a blow to US Indo-Pacific strategy
The General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA), signed by South Korea and Japan in…
Japan’s whaling town Taiji begins dolphin hunt
TAIJI, Sep 1, 2019, Kyodo. The hunting season for dolphins using a controversial “drive-hunting” method…
[Analytics] Can global matcha craze save Japan’s tea industry?
From matcha ice cream to cake and chocolate, producers of traditional Japanese green tea are…
[Analytics] In Russia’s Far East lies India’s new El Dorado
As Narendra Modi visits the Russian city of Vladivostok for the Eastern Economic Forum on…
[Analytics] Russian Eastern Economic Forum as a global platform of international projects
The major Chinese industrial companies intend to take part in the 5th Eastern Economic Forum…
Moon resumes overtures to Japan, hopes for N.K. leader’s participation in ASEAN summit
SEOUL, Aug 30, 2019, Yonhap. South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Friday he would “embrace”…
[Analytics] Japan-South Korea spat an economic lose-lose
A diplomatic spat that prompted Japan and South Korea to downgrade trade and military ties…