Japan avoids technical recession with weak Q4 economic data | East Asia Tonight 16 Feb

In Japan, weak Q4 economic data poses an early test for PM Takaichi as cost-of-living pressures weigh on confidence. Also on East Asia Tonight, Tokyo files protest with Beijing over top diplomat, Wang Yi’s comment that Japan is returning to militarism. Meanwhile power transmission trial begins at TEPCO’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant. In other headlines, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un unveils new homes for familes of soldiers killed in support of Russia, in its war against Ukraine.

00:00 Introduction
01:51 Japan avoids technical recession
08:19 Tokyo objects to China’s militarism claim
09:59 TEPCO KK nuclear plant trials power transmission
12:41 Pentagon blacklist causes confusion
24:01 China soft power insights with Dr Carwyn Morris
41:54 Chinese New Year brush painting

CORRECTION
14:34 The spelling of the company should be Zhipu

28 Comments

  1. In the 80’s and early 90’s I saw always US Dollars Followed by Yen Japanese then British Pounds then Deutsch Mark to day I see none of them top four except GBP and Euro. high cost 😂😂😂what a joke 😂😂😂Japan was the most expensive country in the world for decades😂😂😂 what would happen if Trump pull out his troops from. Japan ? 😂😂😂 it might sound impossible or Graze but who knows as this world became unstable since 2022

  2. Japan is not going to repeat their mistakes in WW2.. What Japan did to China was horrible but many nations did terrible things in that war.
    China is partly to blame for Japans desire to increase their military, China want's to invade Taiwan, increasing it's nuclear arsenal and can't keep a lid on NK from shooting missiles towards japan in "tests"

    If I was Japan i'd be increasing my military as well.

  3. C'est-à-dire eux pour recherche d'homme dans leur vie et fleuri se lavé pour homme et ça ma fait vomir eux sont decolasse pour homme

  4. No surprise to learn why Takaichi announced an early election, not to even mention the corruption and ties to the Unification Church.

  5. This chinese people's have no common-sense. Like do code out of content ..cause they have no right to criticise Japan .
    There's nothing wrong to sound out concern about what were happen if my neighbour got attack by bully big time for sure as a neighbour we will get affected by the attack.