Japan
Background Information
Japan, otherwise known as, The Land of Rising Sun, is located in Eastern Asia and is slightly smaller than California. With a population of 127,368,088 the majority of the population are Japanese. The people are 98.5% Japanese, .5% Korean, .4% Chinese, and .6% other. The average age of the people is 45.4 years, 0-14 years makes up 13.5% of the population, 62.6% 15-64, and 23.9% other. Much of the population practice both Shintoism and Buddhism religions, while about 9% follow other religions.
Japan still has an emperor as a symbol of national unity, and there are also elected politicians that have decision-making power. After experiencing the strongest earthquake in March 2011, Japan’s economy was crippled. The electricity is still tight because the nuclear plants were shut down after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactors were damaged by the earthquake and tsunami. There were $235-$310 billion in damages and the GDP declined by .5%. The Prime Minister, Yoshihiko Noda has proposed to open service and agricultural service sectors to greater foreign competition and to boost exports by joining US-led Trans-Pacific Partnership. The United States has urged Japan to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership for the last two years. In an effort to regain public support the Prime Minister will likely decide to join the pact. Farmers in Japan oppose joining the pact, but it is supported by consumers and industry groups. If Japan joins the free trade pact, immediately after Parliament would be dissolved for national elections (www.post-gazette.com).
The major cities and populations are Tokyo 35.507 million, Osaka-Kobe 11.325 million, Nagoya 3.257 million, Fukuoka-Kitakyushu 2.809 million, and Sapporo 2.673 million. The ports are located in Chiba, Kawasaki, Kobe, Mizushima, Moji, Nagoya, Osaka, Tokyo, Tomakomai, and Yokohmam. There are over 175 airports throughout Japan (www.cia.gov).
Japan’s major agriculture products are rice, sugar
Japan, otherwise known as, The Land of Rising Sun, is located in Eastern Asia and is slightly smaller than California. With a population of 127,368,088 the majority of the population are Japanese. The people are 98.5% Japanese, .5% Korean, .4% Chinese, and .6% other. The average age of the people is 45.4 years, 0-14 years makes up 13.5% of the population, 62.6% 15-64, and 23.9% other. Much of the population practice both Shintoism and Buddhism religions, while about 9% follow other religions.
Japan still has an emperor as a symbol of national unity, and there are also elected politicians that have decision-making power. After experiencing the strongest earthquake in March 2011, Japan’s economy was crippled. The electricity is still tight because the nuclear plants were shut down after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactors were damaged by the earthquake and tsunami. There were $235-$310 billion in damages and the GDP declined by .5%. The Prime Minister, Yoshihiko Noda has proposed to open service and agricultural service sectors to greater foreign competition and to boost exports by joining US-led Trans-Pacific Partnership. The United States has urged Japan to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership for the last two years. In an effort to regain public support the Prime Minister will likely decide to join the pact. Farmers in Japan oppose joining the pact, but it is supported by consumers and industry groups. If Japan joins the free trade pact, immediately after Parliament would be dissolved for national elections (www.post-gazette.com).
The major cities and populations are Tokyo 35.507 million, Osaka-Kobe 11.325 million, Nagoya 3.257 million, Fukuoka-Kitakyushu 2.809 million, and Sapporo 2.673 million. The ports are located in Chiba, Kawasaki, Kobe, Mizushima, Moji, Nagoya, Osaka, Tokyo, Tomakomai, and Yokohmam. There are over 175 airports throughout Japan (www.cia.gov).
Japan’s major agriculture products are rice, sugar