country profile of japan assignment

8/2/2019 Country Profile of Japan Assignment

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Country Profile Booklet of


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* Life Expectancy

* Climate

* Government

* Location

* Human Development Index

* Compared with Indonesia

* Argument on Support on

Developing / Developed Countries

CONTENTS

* Bibliography


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Location

Japan is located in Eastern Asia, island

chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the

Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula

Geographic

Coordinates:

36,00N,138,00E

TotalArea:

377,915sqkm

Land:354,485sqkm

Water:13,43osqkm

Japan!


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The CLimate of

Japan

Spring months in Japan includes

March, April and May.

Summer months in the Japan

includes June, July and August.

Fall months in Japan

includes September, October

and November.

Winter months in Japan includes

December, January and February.

The average temperature in Japan is

15.1C (59F)

The highest monthly average high

temperature is 31 C (88 F) in August.

The lowest monthly average lowtemperature is -1 C (30 F) in

January.


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TheJapaneseGovernment

Japan has a par liamentary government

with a constitutional monarchy. Meaning

that even though Japan has its owngovernment, w ith one voice from the

Emperor everything could change.

The legal system within Japan was

modeled after the European civil law

systems but with an English -Americaninfluence.

The current chief of state is Emperor

Akihito who had had that position since

7th

January 1989 and the head of

government is Pr ime Minister Naoto Kansince 4

thJune 2010.


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Life Expectancy inJapanJapan is a country that has one of the

longest and biggest life expectancies in

the world. Placing the top spot of the

worlds life expectancy chart by the

United Nations with the life expectancy for

females at birth with 86 years old, maleswith 79 years old and an overall life

expectancy for both male and female at 82

years old.

Here are a few reasons that might be the

cause of this:

1. Low fat intake(Ex: Sushi, Salads, Home cooked food)

2. Low alcohol consumption3. People in Japan have healthy

lifestyles

But Japan is a low birth rate country and

slowly its population is decreasing. Longer

life expectancies indicate that the

Japanese population is mostly

composed of elders.


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Human Development IndexJapan is considered to have a high Human

Development Index. With a high and long

life expectancy and also being a country

with a good income. You can say that

Japan is at the top of its game.

Japan is considered to be one of the

worlds most profitable countries,

which is contributed by:

1.Technology development2.Entertainment Industry3.Internationally known culture4.Strong profitable brands5.Emerging markets6.And etc.

Also Japan has ensured good education for

its people. Considering the fact that theUniversity of Tokyo is ranked no. 24,

while university of Kyoto is ranked no.

25 in the ranking of best or top

universities in the world.


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Argument on Support on

Developing / Developed CountriesAs Ive stated within the Human Development

Index it is proven that Japan is considered a

Developed country. With the fact that Japan has

a Large and Long life expectancy. The country

also has a large income and has a good

education.

To support my argument are these facts:

Japanese Boybandsand Dramas areinternationally known such as Hidarime Tantei

Eye, Arashi, Hey! Say! JUMP, Uverworld and etc.

Proving the fact that Japan is internationallyknown and that people from all over the world

are buying their merchandise, which also

indicates that the Japanese entertainment

industry has made a lot of

income.

The Tokyo Stock Exchange isthe second largest stock market inthe world. Indicates that Japan

has superiority over other countries with its

large stock market.

Japanese food, everyone knows sushi. A factthat the Japanese culture is EVERYWHERE. Asalmost every country has sushi restaurant.


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Consumer Prices in Japan are 148.22% higher than in

Indonesia

Consumer Prices Including Rent in Japan are 169.62% higher

than in Indonesia

Rent Prices in Japan are 219.24% higher than in Indonesia

Restaurant Prices in Japan are 128.44% higher than in

Indonesia

Groceries Prices in Japan are 46.69% higher than in

Indonesia

Local Purchasing Power in Japan is 491.95% higher than in

Indonesia

(taken from Numbeos cost of living comparison)

As you can see this indicates that Japan has a higher cost

of living compared to Indonesia.

Indonesias Government type is republic meaning that the

people or citizens have more freedom to have a say in what

is happening compared to the Japanese government as it is

still ruled under constitutional monarchy.

Also Indonesia was ranked no. 110 within the List ofcountries by life expectancy unlike Japan, which is ranked

no. 1. This indicates thatJapanese people have betterlifestyles than Indonesians.

What I am able to conclude is that Indonesia has more

freedom compared to Japan. But the Japanese environment

creates a healthier lifestyle for its people.

Compared with Indonesia


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Bibliography

QS World University Rankings, Retrieved on 2010, No

Author, date 2010 from

http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-

university-rankings/2010/results

CIA, the World Fact Book, Retrieved on 2010, No Author

from

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-

factbook/geos/ja.html

Third Age, Japan Extends Life Expectancy to New High,

Retrieved on 2010, author Mari Yamagutchi, date July 27th

2010, from

http://www.thirdage.com/long-life-tips/life-expectancy-

japan

About.com, World Life Expectancy Chart, Retrieved on

2010, no author from

http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa042000b.htm

Numbeo, Cost of Living Comparison, Retrieved on 2010, no

author. From

http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_countries_result.jsp?country1=Indonesia&co

untry2=Japan&displayCurrency=JPY

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