Japón

Top diplomats from the U.S., Australia and India plan to gather in Tokyo next week to discuss their common regional concerns, such as China's increasingly assertive actions, in the first face-to-face ministerial meetings Japan will host since the coronavirus pandemic began.

USA’s relations with ASEAN began in 1977, when it became its dialogue partner. Later, the ties were expanded particularly during the Obama’s presidency. The “Pivot” and later “Rebalance” to Asia policy was the recognition of South East Asia and ASEAN as vital for preservation of rule based international order in the strategic region.

Japón registró en agosto un superávit comercial de 248.299 millones de yenes (1.990 millones de euros/2.360 millones de dólares), informa hoy el Gobierno.

Longer-term analysts will be taking a good look at problems such as low productivity

Japan's economy sank deeper into its worst postwar contraction in the second quarter as the coronavirus jolted businesses more than initially thought, underscoring the daunting task the new prime minister faces in averting a steeper recession.

Yoshihide Suga, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s faithful right-hand man who has served as top government spokesman for Abe’s entire second tenure, declared his entry into a Liberal Democratic Party leadership contest Wednesday, brandishing stability and continuity as his chief qualifications to steer the country.

Japan’s April-June gross domestic product is expected to be revised down after marking an annualized 27.8 percent drop on a preliminary basis, the biggest contraction in the post-World War II period.

Chief cabinet secretary to confirm rumours he will join race to succeed Shinzo Abe.

“Mis condiciones de salud no son perfectas. Una salud pobre puede derivar en decisiones políticas erróneas” ha reconocido el mandatario nipón, que no ha precisado cuando abandona el cargo