TOKYO -- ASEAN is on track to soon overtake Japan economically as the two sides prepare to celebrate 50 years of friendship at a summit in Tokyo starting Dec. 16.
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addresses the Philippine Congress on Nov. 4. © Kyodo
TOKYO -- ASEAN is on track to soon overtake Japan economically as the two sides prepare to celebrate 50 years of friendship at a summit in Tokyo starting Dec. 16.