In march 2011, japan s strongestever earthquake, and an accompanying tsunami, devastated the northeast part of honshu island, killed thousands, and damaged several nuclear power plants. Japan country profile, key facts and original articles. Countries with less than respondents are excluded. Complexity and contrast are the keynotes of life in japana country possessing an intricate and ancient cultural tradition yet one that, since 1950, has emerged as one of the worlds most economically and technologically advanced societies. Print out a population pyramid of your 1 mdc country and 1 ldc country and1 physical map mountains, lowlands, etc. The vast land in northern north america is rich of natural resources, home to 41 national parks and. Find your country on the map below and click on the red pin, and youll find some or all of the following resources for your country. Map of japan shows area, cities, terrain, area, outline maps and map activities for japan. Japan summary figures for 2017 the following information is from the nea publication nuclear energy data, the annual compilation of official statistics and country reports on nuclear energy in oecd member countries. Ethiopia is africas oldest independent country and its second largest in terms of population. Japan has been, and remains, one of the most orderly and admirable societies in the world. Following three decades of unprecedented growth, japan s economy experienced a major slowdown starting in the 1990s, but the country remains an economic power. Read more country profiles profiles by bbc monitoring. Each country profile is based on information updated from that.
Please get in touch with us if you are interested in using our data for research purposes, or if you have any comments or suggestions. They also include audio and video clips from bbc archives. Capital city is ottawa, largest city is toronto, spoken languages are english and french. World personality map country personality profiles. Japan yellow sea china sea pacific ocean barents sea laptev sea k a r a g s e a w h i te s e a b alt i c s e a. Links are to the definitions and notes about each entry. It is ranked sixth in the global competitiveness report for 20152016. The map shows a representation of japan, a country in eastern asia that occupies a chain of islands between the sea of japan east sea and the north pacific ocean east of the korean peninsula. Japan overview customs and culture diet and recipes language religion students life interesting facts people government politics geography economy news weather history photos video travel sources home activities united states edition spanish edition french edition german edition sample country glossary. Japans population is estimated at around 127 million, with 80% of the population living. Click on the symbol in the top left hand corner of the map next to country profile world map opening up a sidebar.
Country within radius, km types of touristic objects. Japan held onto the title of the worlds second largest economy for more than 40 years from 1968 to 2010. Japan shares maritime borders with pr china, north korea, south korea, the philippines, russia, northern. The positions of the countries on this scale come from thousands of interviews conducted with managers and executives from around the world. The actual dimensions of the japan map are 1934 x 2182 pixels, file size in bytes 323086. East asiasoutheast asia japan the world factbook central.
Nov 26, 2014 despite the country s financial challenges, compounded by an ageing population, japan has some of the worlds most valuable companies and remains a source of global innovation and cultural trends. Full profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions. Provides an overview of japan, including key events and facts about this. After its defeat in world war ii, japan recovered to become an economic power and an ally of the us. Includes country demographics, geography, government, economy, telecommunications, transportation, military. Japan over the last twenty years, japans healthcare spending has been on the rise and this trend is expected to continue. When disasters strike, hfh japan also appeals for funds to support rebuilding efforts in the asiapacific region and elsewhere. Select a country, territory or international organisation from the menus below.
Japan is located at the northeastern edge of the asian monsoon climate belt, which brings much rain to the country. The book is a partner to this tool and provides detailed. The map shows japan and neighboring countries with international borders, the national capital tokyo, major cities, main roads, and major airports. The who country health profile of japan provides key statistics and links to health topical databases, plus news, features and bulletin journal articles on the health issues of the country. Click on the image below to view the fullsize map in a separate browser tab or window. Japan attacked us forces in 1941 triggering americas entry into world war ii and soon occupied much of east and southeast asia. Look no further weve gathered some of the best country research resources on the web for you right here. May 01, 2019 provides an overview of japan, including key events and facts about this earthquakeprone country on the western rim of the pacific. The selden map and the making of a global city, 15491689. Previous research into overall internet use leads us to expect introverted, intuitive, feeling, and turbulent personality types to be slightly overrepresented among our respondents. The island nation stretches from the sea of okhotsk in the north to the east china sea in the south. The housing need in japan in japan, government aid has helped reduce the number of homeless people from 16,018 in 2008 to 6,541 in 2015.
Our regional and country personality profiles are based on aggregated and anonymized neris type explorer results. Japan the human capital index hci database provides data at the country level for each of the components of the human capital index as well as for the overall index, disaggregated by gender. Asg spoke to a number of industry leaders in japan, who provided us with an inside look at the industry and challenges it faces. Sep, 2015 a minidocumentary about the country of japan, with an overview of the physical geography and human geography of japan, and more. It borders the sea of japan to the west, the pacific. As japan is a country with limited agronomic and livestockraising potential, marine products are an indispensable source of food for the large population, and in 2005 provided about 61. The map shows japan and neighboring countries with international borders, the national capital tokyo. The country has the worlds thirdlargest economy by nominal gdp and the. As japan goes through some trying economic times, we found it important to take a closer look at this market for this editions country profile.
Apart from a fiveyear occupation by mussolinis italy, it has never been colonised. The united states comes in third with just under 325 million residents. Breaking through the invisible boundaries of global business. Population figures from the united nation population division grain production, imports, exports metric tons, and availability gramscapitaday.
Provides an overview of japan, including key events and facts about this earthquakeprone country on the western rim of the pacific. Explore human development data from around the world using the interactive tools below. Inequalities in human development in the 21st century, released on 9 december 2019. In 1932 japan occupied manchuria, and in 1937 it launched a fullscale invasion of china. Total population by country 2020 not surprisingly, the largest countries in the world in terms of population are china and india, with both countries now having populations of well over a billion. However, japan is also at a point in its history where it is experiencing unprecedented social upheaval, which creates anxiety and uncertainty throughout the culture. Geography maps flag history current ruler area population capital largest cities languages ethnicityrace religion literacy rate economy government. Map of the division of jurisdiction between the 11 coast guard regions. Under the han, a combination of the stricter legalism and the more benevolent, humancentered confucianismknown as han confucianism or state. They are an excellent resource for corporate, government, and individuals who want a quick orientation on a specific country or who have a general interest in a geographic region.
Data and research on dispute resolution including double taxation, tax treaty disputes, mutual agreement procedure statistics, oecd model tax convention, memap. Japan country profile, facts, news and original articles japan is a fascinating country of economic and business prowess, rich culture, technical wizardry, spatial conundrums and contradictions. Countries of the world each country profile provides information on. As always, asian sky quarterly aims to offer a better understanding of the. The fao country profiles collects information from the entire fao website and provides a fast and reliable way to access country specific information with no need to search through individual databases and systems. However, this has no impact on our ability to compare state, national, and regional personality profiles due to our extremely large sample size over 40 million respondents in total, any overrepresentation. Agricultural sector the economic importance of agriculture in japan has rapidly declined since 1950, with the sector constituting 1. Japan, island country lying off the east coast of asia that has tokyo as its national capital. This policy profile on education in japan is part of the education policy outlook series, which presents comparative analysis of education policies and reforms across oecd countries.
The results of this project were published in the bestselling book the culture map. Workstyle reform and human resources development for raising. Mount fuji from its northern side, yamanashi prefecture, eastcentral honshu, japan. The national biodiversity strategy of japan 20122020 was adopted by cabinet in september 2012, following two major events. These are the categories, fields, and subfields of information generally recorded for each country. Data presented here were used in the preparation of the 2019 human development report beyond income, beyond averages, beyond today. Other major cities are fukuoka, fukushima, kobe, kyoto, nagoya, osaka, sapporo, sendai, and yokohama. The index measures the amount of human capital that a child born today can expect to attain by age 18, given the risks of poor health and poor education. References guide to country profiles the world factbook. A fastgrowing, aging population and increasing cases of chronic diseases make japan a longterm growth market for pharmaceutical companies. Library of congress federal research division country profile.
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