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Japan
“Land of the Rising Sun”
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Japan
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Population• 127 million people• High population
density• 65% live in cities like
Tokyo and Osaka• most live on island of
Honshu• 90% of population is
Japanese• Non-Japanese must
register and carry identification
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Language• Japanese books are
read from “back” to “front”
• use several types of alphabets:– Kanji– Hiragana– Katakana
• English is taught in schools and often used in business
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Religion
• 80% practice combination of Shinto and Confucianism
• Less than 1% of population is Christian
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Government• Constitutional
monarchy• Japan’s emperor has
no real power• Prime Minister
governs the nation• Diet (legislature)
makes the laws• certain political
families have held a seat in the Diet for several generations
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Economy• imports about half of its
food• rice is most important
crop• most people work in
manufacturing• work hard and are loyal
to their companies• because of tariffs,
Japan has a huge trade surplus
• U.S. is most important trading partner
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Economy
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Schools• education in Japan is
extremely important• study more and
spend more time in school
• many attend juku• schools are more
formal• great respect for
teachers• help with chores or
serving others• wear uniforms
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Culture: Food
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Culture: Games & Sports
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Culture: Holidays
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Other Customs & Traditions
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Tokyo
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Issues & Challenges
• must import much of its food and natural resources
• natural disasters• overcrowding• pollution• economic
competition