Japan is a fascinating country of economic might, rich culture and technical wizardry. Japan was the world's second largest economy for more than 40 years from 1968 to 2010. Tokyo is the world's largest metropolitan area, with a population of 32.5 million people. Despite having an area close to the size of California, Japan is the world's tenth largest country by population, with 127.3 million people.
Japan's Economy, Business and Development
Japan is the world's third largest 먹튀폴리스 economy, having ceded the second spot to China in 2010. Since the collapse of the property bubble, Japan has endured a long period of economic stagnation, deflation and relatively high unemployment, compared with the country's historically low levels. Among other issues, Japan's economy continues to be hampered by weak domestic demand and a rigid labor market.
Despite Japan's challenging domestic economic environment, many Japanese companies have continued to perform well on the world stage. Toyota became the world's largest car company in 2009, before losing a bit of ground to unprecedented product recalls. Nintendo's innovative Wii marked a virtual revolution in the large, global market for gaming and family entertainment products.
Japanese companies have continued to push the technology envelope in fields such as robotics, medical devices, clean energy, satellite communications and spacecraft, water processing and other high-tech industries.
Japanese Society, Language and Culture
Japanese society is strikingly homogeneous. Ethnic Japanese account for 98.5 percent of the country's sizable population. While different areas of Japan, particularly the central Kansai region encompassing Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe, are known for having distinctive, colorful local dialects, the whole country essentially speaks the same language.
Traditional Japanese society and culture stress the values of harmony, consensus decision-making and social conformity. "The nail that sticks out gets hammered down" is a common Japanese saying and guideline of social behavior.
