Member countries

I will write about the ASEAN member countries when they founded this time.

Indonesia

Republic of Indonesia, republic located in the southern part of Southeast Asia. Capital Jakarta is located on the island of Java. It is an island nation, which has the largest number of the world, very long from east to west and 5,110 km. It is composed of 8,110 islands of various sizes 10 000 things across the equator, this island is the number of which was determined from satellite images, the exact number of islands not know even the Indonesian government. Population is the fourth largest in the world with over 30 million 200 million, most of whom are Muslim, also known as the country's largest Muslim population in the world. Indonesia is the leader of ASEAN, the ASEAN headquarters in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. Therefore, since 2009, more than 50 countries such as ASEAN ambassador the United States and China, with headquarters reside in Jakarta ASEAN. Japan, on May 26 in 2011, opened the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Mission of Japan to Jakarta, resident ambassador to ASEAN.

Thailand

Without being subject to foreign colonial rule, Thailand has come a culture of its own. Most of its people are Buddhists, Buddhism has played an important role as one of the three major pillars to integrate nation-state, along with the king. Thailand has succeeded in industrialization and the introduction of foreign capital from Japan and other countries since the 1980s. And I had to break away from the industrial structure with a focus on primary products.

The economic crisis of 1997 has brought a serious impact on society, with the assistance of the international community including Japan and the IMF and the government's aggressive fiscal policy, economic conditions had recovered. Economic relations between the two countries deepened by rapid expansion of Japanese companies and investment began in the 1960s, and now, Japan is the largest partner in terms of trade and investment for Thailand. In addition, including the capital Bangkok has been called the "Venice of the East" once, tie dotted with ruins and beautiful beach resort, which is a World Heritage Site is also a popular tourist destination.

Singapore

Singapore has its own culture of diverse religions, culture, language of the East and the West in harmony. After growth miraculous by the electronics industry, towards the strengthening and the establishment of the free trade system, to promote the free trade agreement between the two countries as well as negotiating WTO, Singapore has entered into agreements with several countries, including Japan, you.

"Japan-Singapore Economic Partnership Agreement for a New Age Partnership" which was signed in 2002 intended to be the goal of economic partnership comprehensive bilateral liberalization and facilitation of trade and investment, finance, information and communications, science and technology, and human resource development, and it is economic Partnership Agreement Japan signed for the first time. Island nation full of beautiful nature is also very popular as a tourist destination, and is visited by many people every year.

Vietnam

Vietnam is a multi-ethnic nation, which has about 55 ethnic minorities. Approximately 60 percent of workers are engaged in agriculture, but, The introduction of market economic system, on the other hand, are undergoing a remarkable economic development of a high growth rate of around 7%. In the 16th century, Vietnam and Japan with a long history of exchange, such as it exists in the Japanese town in central Hoi An, the various exchanges, such as politics, economics and culture are being carried out.

Philippines

Philippines consist of more than 7,000 islands and 11 major islands. In the only Christian nation in the ASEAN, the Philippines is about 90% of the population is a believer. Spain on behalf of the European culture and American culture, lifestyle and culture specific to the Philippines are mixed, their own culture has been nurtured. The key to economic development is the expansion of trade and investment. In addition to the promotion of regional economic cooperation initiatives such as the Free Trade Area of ​​ASEAN, the Philippines has developed a proactive economic diplomacy, such as investment protection agreements with the countries concerned. Japan is a country trading partner, behind the United States for the Philippines. Alternative to seafood and bananas that have been topped many years, in recent years exports of processed products such as semiconductors is growing. Investment in manufacturing in the center of the special economic zone, Japan is one of the leading countries in the field of investment. Currently, Japan and the Philippines, are aimed at coordination of economic activities between the two countries in a wide range of areas, including the liberalization of services and the acceptance of human nurses and care workers.