[Analytics] How Abe and the ruling class of Japan have stirred up anti-Korean nationalism
The Japanese government, led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, first placed restrictions on exports of…
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.
57 dead and 18,000 taken to hospitals in one week amid Japan heat wave
TOKYO, Aug 7, 2019, Kyodo. Fifty-seven people died due to heat-related medical issues in Japan…
[Analytics] Can Belt and Road reverse sagging fortunes of China’s trade war-hit northeastern ports?
The rust belt region is focused on drawing more firms from Japan and South Korea…
[Analytics] Wider risks as Japan weaponizes economic interdependence
“You will get it wrong if you view this only as a trade war.” Those…
South Korea’s currency set to further slide amid trade tensions
SEOUL, Aug 5, 2019, Yonhap. In the face of the escalating American-Sino trade war, its…
[Analytics] China ‘political warfare’ targets US-affiliated Pacific islands
Although little attention is paid to the US island territories and associated states in the…
Japan voices protest to Russia over shooting exercises in Southern Kuril Islands
TOKYO, Aug 5, 2019, TASS. The Japanese government has voiced protest to Moscow over the…
[Analytics] Japan-Korean relations slip to a new low
Tokyo on Friday revoked South Korea’s preferential status as a trade partner for the purchase…
Japan officially approves removing South Korea from ‘white list’ countries
TOKYO, Aug 2, 2019, The Japan Times. The Japan’s Cabinet on Friday formally approved ejecting…
Tokyo’s protests are not alarming, Kuril Islands are ‘our land’: Russian PM
ITURUP, Aug 2, 2019, TASS. The Russian government is not alarmed by the protests of…
Top diplomats of S. Korea, Japan fail to defuse trade, diplomatic tensions
BANGKOK, Aug 1, 2019, Yonhap. South Korea and Japan failed to defuse a deepening trade…
Pompeo hopes to help patch up Japan-South Korea ties
BANGKOK, Jul 31, 2019, Japan Today. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he would…