Population: 127,103,388
GDP(Per Capita): 37,000
Growth Rate: -0.13%
Birth Rate: 8.07 births / 1000
Death Rate: 9.38 deaths/1000
Life expectancy: 84.86 Years
Male: 81.13 Years
Female: 87.99 Years
Unemployment Rate: (15-24) 7.9 %
Male: 8.7%
Female: 7.1 %
GDP(Per Capita): 37,000
Growth Rate: -0.13%
Birth Rate: 8.07 births / 1000
Death Rate: 9.38 deaths/1000
Life expectancy: 84.86 Years
Male: 81.13 Years
Female: 87.99 Years
Unemployment Rate: (15-24) 7.9 %
Male: 8.7%
Female: 7.1 %
Religion:
Shintoism; Main religion in Japan; Makes up 83.9% of the Japanese country. Name come from the Chinese representing "The way of the gods". Shinto religion is determined by tradition rather than dogma (Principles).
Shinto is summed up by four affirmations.
Shinto is summed up by four affirmations.
- Tradition and Family
- Love of Nature
- Physical Cleanliness
- Festivals and Ceremonies (www.altreligion.about.com/od/alternativereligionsaz/p/shinto.htm)
Buddhism; Commonly used in Japan; Makes up 71.4% of the Japanese country. Name comes from "budhi" which means "To wake up"(www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/qanda01.htm)
Buddhism is summed up by the four noble truths:
Buddhism is summed up by the four noble truths:
- The truth of dukkha (suffering, anxiety, unsatisfactoriness)
- The truth of the origin of dukkha
- The truth of the cessation of dukkha
- The truth of the path leading to the cessation of dukkha
- (www.iamuniversity.org/buddhas-four-noble-truth-affirmations/)
Christianity; Not very common in Japan; Makes up 20% of the Japanese country. Name is unknown.
Christianity is summed up by the 10 Commandments.
ONE: 'You shall have no other gods before Me.'
TWO: 'You shall not make for yourself a carved image--any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.'
THREE: 'You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain.'
FOUR: 'Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.'
FIVE: 'Honor your father and your mother.'
SIX: 'You shall not murder.'
SEVEN: 'You shall not commit adultery.'
EIGHT: 'You shall not steal.'
NINE: 'You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.'
TEN: 'You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor's.'
(www.10-conmandments.org)
Christianity is summed up by the 10 Commandments.
ONE: 'You shall have no other gods before Me.'
TWO: 'You shall not make for yourself a carved image--any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.'
THREE: 'You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain.'
FOUR: 'Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.'
FIVE: 'Honor your father and your mother.'
SIX: 'You shall not murder.'
SEVEN: 'You shall not commit adultery.'
EIGHT: 'You shall not steal.'
NINE: 'You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.'
TEN: 'You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor's.'
(www.10-conmandments.org)
Other; Defiantly not common in Japan. takes up 7.8% of the Japanese county.
Population Pyramid:
Ethnicity
The Ethnic background in Japan is kinda simple, or that is how I see it anyway.
- Japanese-98.5%
- Korean-0.85%
- Chinese-0.4%
- Other-0.6%
Language
Obviously the main language spoken in Japan is Japanese! Although there are a few other ethnic groups Japanese would be the most important language to speak in Japan.
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Exporting and Importing
Although Japan is a very independent country, they may need a little boost sometime.
Japan has 7 major countries they collect their supplies from, And as for giving out a little something , they only share with 5 other countries.
Japan has 7 major countries they collect their supplies from, And as for giving out a little something , they only share with 5 other countries.
- The graph above shows the Importing partners of Japan and how much is imported from the countries. The countries above are Qatar, South Korea, UAE ( United Arab Emirates) , Saudi Arabia, Australia, US, China.
- The items Imported are:
- Petroleum- 15.5%
- Natural Gas- 5.7%
- Clothing- 3.9%
- Semi Conductors( Material with electrical conductivity)- 3.5%
- Coal-3.5%
- Audio and Visual equipment- 2.7%
- The graph above shows the Exporting Partners of Japan and much is exported from the countries. The countries above are Hong Kong, Thailand, South Korea, US, China.
- The items exported are:
- Motor Vehicles- 13.6%
- Semi Conductors- 6.2%
- Iron and Steel- 5.5%
- Auto Parts- 4.6%
- Plastic- 3.5%
- Power Machinery - 3.5%