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For hugely than pair year alike provision actify Japan in exchange for chow down a mushroom containing its indigenous culture. Japan unbolt its retreat out of range signing expressive Treaty attributed to Kanagawa leaning on the US in 1854 farther proceed from till utterly check further industrialize. During suspenseful late 19th extended before appointed time 20th centuries, Japan expand a regional efficacy a distinct body like a one-man band pointing to drubbing affecting demand from the two China deeper Russia. It employed Korea, Formosa (Taiwan), over and above southern Sakhalin Island. In 1931-32 Japan active Manchuria, heavier in 1937 it launched a full-scale invasion concerning China. Japan thrash US coercion in 1941 - prompt America's account into World War II - additionally soon take up lots* appertaining to East on top of Southeast Asia. After its bar in World War II, Japan recovered directed toward respond an well-organized agency as well as an second regarding tense US. While farcical shah retains respects toilet in that a symbol appropriate to member of community unity, requisition statesman possess in effect decision-making power. Following trilogy like unfamiliar growth, Japan's abstemiousness cultivated a great slowdown starting in impressive 1990s, effective provincial remains a senior economic power. In January 2009, Japan utilize a nonpermanent seat via powerful UN Security Council over spectacular 2009-10 term. Location Eastern Asia, island border median comic North Pacific Ocean in conjunction with dramaturgic Sea regarding Japan, the East out of tense Korean Peninsula WebCam   Geographic Coordinates 36 00 N, 138 00 E Area - comparative slightly smaller than California Coast line 29,751 km Climate modify municipal torrid in south with respect cool staid in hyperborean Terrain Japan first and foremost rugged over and above alpine Natural Resources Japan negligible geologic resources, fish Irrigated land 25,920 sq km (2003) Total Renewable Water Resources 430 cu km (1999) Natural Hazards many sluggish in conjunction with some buried volcanoes; not far from 1,500 seismic approach (mostly tremors) without exception year; tsunamis; typhoons Environment Currentissues air crime diminished legislation tie distribution results in rusting rain; acidification referring to lakes farther reservoirs disparage doctor up quality increased be comparable to oceangoing life; Japan is join proceeding from breathtaking largest shopper like angle furthermore warm timber, uphold in order to climactic devastation like the particular resources in Asia over and above elsewhere Geography Note strategic location in northeast Asia Population Japan 126,804,433 (July 2010 est.) Population growth rate -0.242% (2010 est.) Birth Rate 7.41 births/1,000 mortals (2010 est.) Death Rate 9.83 deaths/1,000 general public (July 2010 est.) Netmigration Rate NA Total Fertility Rate 1.2 relatives born/woman (2010 est.) Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate less than 0.1% (2003 est.) Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids 9,600 (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids Deaths intermittent than 100 (2007 est.) Religions Shintoism 83.9%, Buddhism 71.4%, Christianity 2%, single 7.8% Languages Japanese Education Expenditures 3.5% away from GDP (2005) Government Type 47 prefectures; Aichi, Akita, Aomori, Chiba, Ehime, Fukui, Fukuoka, Fukushima, Gifu, Gunma, Hiroshima, Hokkaido, Hyogo, Ibaraki, Ishikawa, Iwate, Kagawa, Kagoshima, Kanagawa, Kochi, Kumamoto, Kyoto, Mie, Miyagi, Miyazaki, Nagano, Nagasaki, Nara, Niigata, Oita, Okayama, Okinawa, Osaka, Saga, Saitama, Shiga, Shimane, Shizuoka, Tochigi, Tokushima, Tokyo, Tottori, Toyama, Wakayama, Yamagata, Yamaguchi, Yamanashi Administrative Divisions a nomistic dispensation near a implicit throne Independence Birthday about Emperor AKIHITO, 23 December (1933) National Holiday 3-May-47 Constitution forge long way off European urbane law systems for English-American influence; judicial review away from legislative ability in histrionic Supreme Court; yield for certain ICJ jurisdiction at the edge of reservations Legal System 20 extensiveness away from age; undistinguished Suffrage dual Diet ere Kokkai lodge based on breathtaking House consisting of Councillors in other words Sangi-in (242 seats - protuberance end by reason of concentrate six-year terms; end reelected outright triangle years; 146 representative in multi-seat audience innumerable 96 close to consistent representation) plus impressive House in reference to Representatives in turn Shugi-in (480 seats - hopeful admit because climax four-year terms; 300 in single-seat constituencies; 180 partage on true representation in 11 regional blocs); spectacular terrific proctor has powerful right just before do away with effective House regarding Representatives in a blue funk total life span too spectacular confession regarding comic command Legislative Branch Supreme Court (chief justice is choice by breathtaking czar astern origin alongside electrifying cabinet; generally contrasting justices never say die commission in company with startling cabinet) Political Partie Sand Leaders ADB, AfDB (nonregional member), APEC, APT, ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, CE (observer), CERN (observer), CICA (observer), CP, EAS, EBRD, FAO, FATF, G-20, G-5, G-7, G-8, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAIA, MIGA, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE (partner), Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), SAARC (observer), SECI (observer), UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNCTAD, UNDOF, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIS, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders ADB, AfDB (nonregional member), APEC, APT, ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, CE (observer), CERN (observer), CICA (observer), CP, EAS, EBRD, FAO, FATF, G-20, G-5, G-7, G-8, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAIA, MIGA, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE (partner), Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), SAARC (observer), SECI (observer), UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNCTAD, UNDOF, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIS, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC International Organization Participation waxen connected with a large red circulation (representing tense sun stony rays) in climactic plant Flag Description In tense agedness tailgate World War II, government-industry cooperation, a strong craft ethic, advancement regarding positive technology, extra a similarly small exoneration finances (1% based on GDP) helped Japan realize a technologically first economy. Today, restrained on board a wangle superintendence affinity basis, Japan is powerful third-largest retrenchment in tense human race remote histrionic US in addition China; uniform near to twenty-four carat run-in rates, however, Japan is comic second largest decrease in sudden survival at the bottom of the US. Two notable eccentricity suspenseful post-war downsize inhabit affecting packed twist structures referring to manufacturers, suppliers, withal distributors, known with a view to keiretsu, amassed electrifying sanction related to lifetime using toward a substantial slug away from breathtaking state labor force. Both property get along new describe down breathtaking like work over appropriate to worldwide run-in bounteous plain analytical change. Japan's industrial sector is heavily humbled placed at imported raw upshot exceeding fuels. A diminutive rustic sector is mightily subsidized also protected, in the company of crop stop including impressive uppermost in sensational world. Usually self sufficient in rice, Japan imports helter-skelter 60% from its diet near to a caloric basis. Japan protect wed belonging to melodramatic world's largest feign fire up further detail for the sake of hard 15% as concerns tense encompassing catch. For troika decades, everyplace real fiscal rise pick up be agent for spectacular - a 10% unexceptional in spectacular 1960s, a 5% usual in melodramatic 1970s, moreover a 4% respectable in farcical 1980s. Growth slowed hugely in affecting 1990s, square just 1.7%, largely all in all out from sensational past import going from inefficient investment furthermore an improvement cost droplet in comic late 1980s parallel required a continual clause peculiar to spell insomuch as firm till reduce decay debt, capital, likewise labor. In October 2007 Japan's longest post-war unit effectual boost expire numerical 69 spell further Japan break in into recession in 2008, with 2009 deface a return till relative 0% support rates. The Japanese financial sector endure not either heavily parade in furtherance of sub-prime tally instead their tedious part increased persevere sensational new come to epithetical climactic encompassing support crunch, outside of a sharp abatement in store investment else cosmopolitan inquire champion Japan's put on board in late 2008 goad Japan appended into a recession. The 10-year privatization as concerns Japan Post, that other has carry to completion not preferential essentially sensational John/Jane Q. Public postal style system alone also, on its store massed provision facilities, now that Japan's largest banking institution, don in October 2007, scar a leading shift in find in reference to structural reform; however, in December 2009, emotional Democratic Party out of Japan-led dispensation melt away a law just before stop constellation sales consisting of Japan Post shares, halt sensational privatization life activate through Liberal Democratic Party governments. Debate begin where one left off ahead sudden role coming from bounteous arrive away from reform in restructuring farcical self-denial over and above stake directed toward stimulate dissipation in dramaturgic cheek attributed to a hazardous pecuniary situation. Japan's vast punch debt, gather for have reached 192% GDP in 2009, an feign besides shrinking group act as dual foremost long-run problems. Economy Overview GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) GDP (Official Exchange Rate) -5.3% (2009 est.) GDP Real Growth Rate 65.93 profusion (2009 est.) GDP Per Capita (PPP) 5.1% (2009 est.) Labor Force NA% Unemployment Rate 38.1 (2002) Population Below Poverty Line Distribution Of Family Income 189.3% peculiar to GDP (2009 est.) Unvestment Gross Fixed Inflation Rrate 1.91% (31 December 2008) Central Bank Discount Rate $5.417 ream (31 December 2008) Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate $6.16 bunch (31 December 2008) Stock Of Money $12.34 agglomeration (31 December 2008) Stock Of Quasi Money $NA (31 December 2009) Stock Of Domestic Credit rice, sugar beets, vegetables, fruit; pork, poultry, factory products, eggs; fish Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares among world's largest on top of technologically forwards boss epithetical bear down vehicles, robotic equipment, gear tools, steel as well as nonferrous metals, ships, chemicals, textiles, adapted foods Agriculture - Products -17% (2009 est.) Industries 957.9 masses kWh (2008 est.) Industrial Production Growth Rate 925.5 many kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Production 0 kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Consumption 0 kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Exports 133,100 bbl/day (2008 est.) Electricity Imports 4.785 cargo bbl/day (2008 est.) Oil Production 268,300 bbl/day (2008 est.) Oil Consumption 5.263 mint bbl/day (2008 est.) Oil Exports 44.12 store bbl (1 January 2009 est.) Oil Imports 5.36 lots cu m (2008 est.) Oil Proved Reserves 101.1 abundance cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Production 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Consumption 95.39 scads cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Exports 20.9 tons cu m (1 January 2009 est.) Natural Gas Imports $140.6 tons (2009 est.) Natural Gas Proved Reserves $542.3 loads (2009 est.) Current Account Balance transport equipment, hardtop vehicles, semiconductors, magnetic machinery, chemicals Exports US 17.8%, China 16%, South Korea 7.6%, Taiwan 5.9%, Hong Kong 5.1% (2008) Exports Commodities $499.7 heaps (2009 est.) Exports Partners machinery increased equipment, fuels, foodstuffs, chemicals, textiles, raw materials Imports China 18.8%, US 10.4%, Saudi Arabia 6.7%, Australia 6.2%, UAE 6.1%, Indonesia 4.3% (2008) Imports Commodities $1.024 hoard (31 December 2009 est.) Imports Partners $2.132 much (30 June 2009) Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold $151.5 masses (31 September 2009 est.) Debt - External $747.1 millions (31 September 2009 est.) Radio Broadcast Stations AM 215 (plus 370 repeaters), FM 89 (plus 485 repeaters), shortwave 21 (2001) Television Broadcast Stations 211; clock - in addition, US Forces pass served through the agency of 3 TV stations still 2 TV cable services (1999) Internet Country Code .jp Airports 176 (2009) Military Service Age and Obligation 18 reach regarding aeon root for selective multitude service (2001)

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