World Domination: Japan

By: Emily Yates

National Anthem

Clothing:-children wear casual clothes-adults (businessmen) wear suits and ties-kimonos are long sleeved robes that are

secured with a sash around the waist called an obi

-kimonos were once worn regularly but now are only worn on special occasions

Culture

Food:-commonly eaten

with chopsticks (hashi)

-main foods are rice, fresh vegetables & small portions of meat, seafood and fruit

-rice and tea are apart of most meals

CultureMusic: -symphonic and

ballet are common music types

-pop music is vastly popular

-Gagaku is what music concerts are called that play older types of music

CultureLifestyle:-education is a main focus for children-jobs/careers are a main focus for adults

Leisure:-comics called manga are read-Japanese TV. shows called animes are watched

Manners:-taking shoes off before entering the house-being polite

Religions:-The Buddhism religion place Buddha statues on their homes

Buddha statue in Japan

Art:-haikus are poems about nature-woodblock printing (ukiyoe) has been around

since the 17th century

Literature:-calligraphy (shodo) is well respected

Gender Issues:-in early Japan, women would stay and clean

the house-now both men & women work

Culture

Woodblock printing

Family:-foundation of society-elder parents live in children’s homes-father is the head of the house

Language:-bowing is said to show a lot of what the person is

saying-nonverbal language is valued-Kanji is related to Chinese character

CultureTruth

Love

Energy

Peace

Music

Sun

God

Structure:-Constitutional monarchy:

monarch acts as head of state within the parameters of a written, unwritten, or blended constitution

-Japan’s legislature is called Diet

-242 seat for councilors of the upper house ; councilors are elected for 6 terms

-480 house of representatives (lower house) ; elected for 4 terms

-voting age is 20

Political Parties:-democratic party of Japan or

DPJ-Japan communist party or

JCP-liberal democratic party or

LDP-Social Democratic Party or

SDPDiet Building of Japan

Government

Issues:-very dependent on raw

materials and fuel

Relations with other countries:

-receive over 1,903,000 M in exports from the U.S.

-main exports are machinery and equipment, fuels, foodstuffs, chemicals, textiles, raw materials

Current Leaders:-Chief of State: Emperor

AKIHITO (Since 01/07/1989)

Government

Emperor Akihito

Flag:-it is suppose to represent the sun

without rays (land of the rising sun)

Citizenship:-must have lived in Japan for 5 years or

are married to a citizen of Japan -have not plotted against government

Immigration Policy:-everyone is fingerprinted and

photographed before entering Japan to control terrorist attacks

Per Capita Income:-$34,000

Gross Domestic Product:-$4,300,172,576,000

Major Industry (exports):-rice, seafood, motor

vehicles, semiconductors, office machinery and chemicals

National Debt:-around $966 trillion yen

EconomyCurrency:-called yen-the symbol for yen is :-100 yen=around 90 cents in U.S.

currencyTrade:-main exports are machinery and

equipment, fuels, foodstuffs, chemicals, textiles, raw materials

-main imports are motor vehicles, semiconductors, office machinery, chemicals

-receives over $1,903,000 M from U.S. exports

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Median Age:-22 years old

Race/ethnicity percentage:-98.5% of people are ethnic Japanese-0.5% are Koreans-0.4% are Chinese Birth rate:-7.31 births per 1000 women

Immigration rate:-1.97 million

DEMOGRAPHICS

Race/Ethnicity Chart

JapaneseKoreansChinesesother

Education:-taken seriously and considered a primary

focus-primary school starts at age 6 and last 6

years-junior high starts at age 12 and lasts 3

years-high school is also 3 years long-public schools are free from ages 6-15-at age 15 tuition is paid to continue high

school education-private schools are for kids who don’t do

well on standardized tests

DEMOGRAPHICS

Typical Japanese classroom

Origin:-won through military victories (World War One)-ruled by emperors since 600 BC

Internal Conflicts:-through the late 18th and early 19th century, the

west confronted Japan’s economical struggle

Turning Points:-by the end of World War One, technology was

beginning to emerge

HISTORY

Military officials from WW1

Physical Features:-Mount Fuji is 12,338 ft and is the

highest elevation in Japan-area of 145,913 square miles

Climate:-winters can be bitterly cold-tropical climate in the south-warm humid summers and mild

National Boundaries:-japans four main islands are

Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku

-surrounded by 4,000 smaller islands

GeographyNational Parks:-Fuji-Hakone-Izu national park is

located on Honshu island

Wildlife:-national flower is the cherry

blossom-many varieties of fish and rice

Natural Resources:-number one natural resource is

fish and mineral sources

Mount Fuji

Cherry Blossom