JAPAN: Government calls for restraint but edges towards emergency declaration
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga admitted on Monday, 30 March that a significant increase in new cases in Tokyo and, to a lesser extent, Osaka has brought the Abe administration to the brink of having to declare a state of emergency, but called for cooperation between natio… Become a member to read the rest […]
JAPAN: Abe warns of “national crisis” as cases of Covid-19 spike in Tokyo
● The national and Tokyo metropolitan governments are on alert after the number of new cases in Tokyo increased by more than 40 a day for two consecutive days. ● While the capital region has been largely spared, if the outbreak were to spread it could be the impetus for the in… Become a […]
JAPAN: Abe increasingly prepared for postponement of Tokyo 2020
● The International Olympic Committee (IOC), under pressure from national committees, has indicated that over the next four weeks it will consider alternatives to hosting the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics as planned. ● Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is unlikely to pay much of a politi… Become a member to read the rest of this […]
MACRO: Trilateral talks a first step, but obstacles remain for WTO reforms
US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry Hiroshi Kajiyama, and European Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan issued a joint statement on 14 January that suggested the three parties had made progress in forging a joint proposal for upgr… Become a member to read the rest of this article