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INTRODUCTION :- JAPAN
ACKGROUND:
1603, after decades of civil warfare, the Tokugawa shogunate (a military-led, dynastic government) ushered in
ong period of relative political stability and isolation from foreign influence. For more than two centuries this
olicy enabled Japan to enjoy a flowering of its indigenous culture. Japan opened its ports after signing the
eaty of Kanagawa with the US in 1854 and began to intensively modernize and industrialize. During the late
9th and early 20th centuries, Japan became a regional power that was able to defeat the forces of both China
nd Russia. It occupied Korea, Formosa (Taiwan), and southern Sakhalin Island. In 1931-32 Japan occupied
anchuria, and in 1937 it launched a full-scale invasion of China. Japan attacked US forces in 1941 - triggering
merica's entry into World War II - and soon occupied much of East and Southeast Asia. After its defeat in World
ar II, Japan recovered to become an economic power and an ally of the US. While the emperor retains his
rone as a symbol of national unity, elected politicians hold actual decision-making power. Following three
ecades of unprecedented growth, Japan's economy experienced a major slowdown starting in the 1990s, but
e country remains a major economic power. In March 2011, Japan's strongest-ever earthquake, and an
companying tsunami, devastated the northeast part of Honshu island, killing thousands and damaging several
uclear power plants. The catastrophe hobbled the country's economy and its energy infrastructure, and tested
s ability to deal with humanitarian disasters.
EOGRAPHY ::JAPAN
ocation:
astern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula
eographic coordinates:
6 00 N, 138 00 E
ap references:
sia
rea:
tal: 377,915 sq km
ountry comparison to the world:62
nd: 364,485 sq km
ater: 13,430 sq km
ote:includes Bonin Islands (Ogasawara-gunto), Daito-shoto, Minami-jima, Okino-tori-shima, Ryukyu Islands (Nansei-shoto), a
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olcano Islands (Kazan-retto)
rea - comparative:
ghtly smaller than California
nd boundaries:
km
oastline:
9,751 km
aritime claims:
rritorial sea: 12 nm; between 3 nm and 12 nm in the international straits - La Perouse or Soya, Tsugaru, Osumi, and Eastern
nd Western Channels of the Korea or Tsushima Strait
ontiguous zone: 24 nm
xclusive economic zone: 200 nm
imate:
ries from tropical in south to cool temperate in north
errain:
ostly rugged and mountainous
evation extremes:
west point: Hachiro-gata -4 m
ghest point: Fujiyama 3,776 m
atural resources:
egligible mineral resources, fish
ote:with virtually no energy natural resources, Japan is the world's largest importer of coal and liquefied natural gas, as wel
e second largest importer of oil
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nd use:
able land: 11.26%
ermanent crops: 0.81%
her: 87.93% (2011)
rigated land:
5,000 sq km (2010)
otal renewable water resources:
30 cu km (2011)
eshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
tal: 90.04 cu km/yr (20%/18%/62%)
er capita: 714.3 cu m/yr (2007)
atural hazards:
any dormant and some active volcanoes; about 1,500 seismic occurrences (mostly tremors but occasional severe earthquak
very year; tsunamis; typhoons
olcanism: both Unzen (elev. 1,500 m) and Sakura-jima (elev. 1,117 m), which lies near the densely populated city of Kagoshiave been deemed Decade Volcanoes by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior,
orthy of study due to their explosive history and close proximity to human populations; other notable historically active
olcanoes include Asama, Honshu Island's most active volcano, Aso, Bandai, Fuji, Iwo-Jima, Kikai, Kirishima, Komaga-take,
shima, Suwanosejima, Tokachi, Yake-dake, and Usu
nvironment - current issues:
r pollution from power plant emissions results in acid rain; acidification of lakes and reservoirs degrading water quality and
reatening aquatic life; Japan is one of the largest consumers of fish and tropical timber, contributing to the depletion of the
sources in Asia and elsewhere
nvironment - international agreements:
arty to: Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity,
imate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardou
astes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94,
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etlands, Whaling
gned, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
OVERNMENT ::JAPAN
rategic location in northeast Asia
ountry name:
onventional long form: none
onventional short form: Japan
cal long form: Nihon-koku/Nippon-koku
cal short form: Nihon/Nippon
overnment type:
parliamentary government with a constitutional monarchy
apital:
ame: Tokyo
eographic coordinates: 35 41 N, 139 45 E
me difference: UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
dministrative divisions:
7 prefectures; Aichi, Akita, Aomori, Chiba, Ehime, Fukui, Fukuoka, Fukushima, Gifu, Gunma, Hiroshima, Hokkaido, Hyogo,
araki, Ishikawa, Iwate, Kagawa, Kagoshima, Kanagawa, Kochi, Kumamoto, Kyoto, Mie, Miyagi, Miyazaki, Nagano, Nagasaki,
ara, Niigata, Oita, Okayama, Okinawa, Osaka, Saga, Saitama, Shiga, Shimane, Shizuoka, Tochigi, Tokushima, Tokyo, Tottori,
oyama, Wakayama, Yamagata, Yamaguchi, Yamanashi
dependence:
May 1947 (current constitution adopted as amendment to Meiji Constitution); notable earlier dates: 660 B.C. (traditional da
the founding of the nation by Emperor JIMMU); 29 November 1890 (Meiji Constitution provides for constitutional monarch
ational holiday:
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rthday of Emperor AKIHITO, 23 December (1933)
onstitution:
evious 1890; latest approved 6 October 1946, adopted 3 November 1946, effective 3 May 1947 (2013)
egal system:
vil law system based on German model; system also reflects Anglo-American influence and Japanese traditions; judicial revi
legislative acts in the Supreme Court
ternational law organization participation:
cepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
uffrage:
0 years of age; universal
xecutive branch:
hief of state: Emperor AKIHITO (since 7 January 1989)
ead of government: Prime Minister Shinzo ABE (since 26 December 2012); Deputy Prime Minister Taro ASO (since 26 Decem
012)
binet: Cabinet is appointed by the prime minister
or more information visit theWorld Leaders website )
ections: Diet, the bicameral legislature, designates the prime minister; constitution requires that the prime minister comma
arliamentary majority; following legislative elections, the leader of majority party or leader of majority coalition in House of
epresentatives usually becomes prime minister; the monarchy is hereditary
egislative branch:
cameral Diet or Kokkai consists of the House of Councillors or Sangi-in (242 seats - members elected for fixed six-year terms
46 members in multi-seat constituencies and 96 by proportional representation) half elected every three years; and the HouRepresentatives or Shugi-in (480 seats - members elected for maximum four-year terms; 300 in single-seat constituencies;
embers by proportional representation in 11 regional blocs); the prime minister has the right to dissolve the House of
epresentatives at any time with the concurrence of the cabinet
ections: House of Councillors - last held on 21 July 2013 (next to be held in July 2016); House of Representatives - last held o
6 December 2012 (next to be held by 15 December 2016)
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ection results: House of Councillors - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - LPD 115, DPJ 59, New Komeito 20, Your
arty 18, JCP 11, JRP 9, SDP 3, others 4, independents 3
ouse of Representatives - percent of vote by party (by proportional representation) - LDP 31.6%, DPJ 16.6%, JRP 22.2%, New
omeito 12.2%, Your Party 7.7%, JCP 4.4%, TRP 3.9%, others 1.4%; seats by party LDP 294, DPJ 57, JRP 54, New Komeito 31, Y
arty 18, TPJ 9, JCP 8, others 4, independents 5
dicial branch:
ghest court(s): Supreme Court or Saiko saibansho (consists of the chief justice and 14 associate justices)
ote - the Supreme Court has jurisdiction in constitutional issues
dge selection and term of office: Supreme Court chief justice designated by the Cabinet and appointed by the monarch;
sociate justices appointed by the Cabinet and confirmed by the monarch; all justices are reviewed in a popular referendum
e first general election of the House of Representatives following each judge's appointment and every 10 years afterward
bordinate courts: 8 High Courts (Koto-saiban-sho), each with a Family Court (Katei-saiban-sho); 50 District Courts (Chiho
ibansho), with 203 additional branches; 438 Summary Courts (Kani saibansho)
CONOMY ::JAPAN
onomy - overview:
the years following World War II, government-industry cooperation, a strong work ethic, mastery of high technology, an
omparatively small defense allocation (1% of GDP) helped Japan develop a technologically advanced economy. Two notab
haracteristics of the post-war economy were the close interlocking structures of manufacturers, suppliers, and distributor
nown as keiretsu, and the guarantee of lifetime employment for a substantial portion of the urban labor force. Both featue now eroding under the dual pressures of global competition and domestic demographic change. Japan's industrial secto
heavily dependent on imported raw materials and fuels. A small agricultural sector is highly subsidized and protected, wi
op yields among the highest in the world. While self-sufficient in rice production, Japan imports about 60% of its food on
loric basis. For three decades, overall real economic growth had been spectacular - a 10% average in the 1960s, a 5%
verage in the 1970s, and a 4% average in the 1980s. Growth slowed markedly in the 1990s, averaging just 1.7%, largely
ecause of the after effects of inefficient investment and an asset price bubble in the late 1980s that required a protracted
eriod of time for firms to reduce excess debt, capital, and labor. Modest economic growth continued after 2000, but the
conomy has fallen into recession three times since 2008. A sharp downturn in business investment and global demand for
pan's exports in late 2008 pushed Japan into recession. Government stimulus spending helped the economy recover in la
009 and 2010, but the economy contracted again in 2011 as the massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake and the ensuing tsunaMarch disrupted manufacturing. The economy has largely recovered in the two years since the disaster, but reconstructi
the Tohoku region has been uneven. Newly-elected Prime Minister Shinzo ABE has declared the economy his governmen
p priority; he has pledged to reconsider his predecessor's plan to permanently close nuclear power plants and is pursuing
conomic revitalization agenda of fiscal stimulus and regulatory reform and has said he will press the Bank of Japan to loos
onetary policy. Measured on a purchasing power parity (PPP) basis that adjusts for price differences, Japan in 2012 stood
e fourth-largest economy in the world after second-place China, which surpassed Japan in 2001, and third-place India, wh
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dged out Japan in 2012. The new government will continue a longstanding debate on restructuring the economy and reini
Japan's huge government debt, which exceeds 200% of GDP. Persistent deflation, reliance on exports to drive growth, an
n aging and shrinking population are other major long-term challenges for the economy.
DP (purchasing power parity):
4.576 trillion (2012 est.)
ountry comparison to the world:5
4.488 trillion (2011 est.)
4.514 trillion (2010 est.)
ote:data are in 2012 US dollars
DP (official exchange rate):
5.88 trillion (2012 est.)
DP - real growth rate:
% (2012 est.)
ountry comparison to the world:134
.6% (2011 est.)
7% (2010 est.)
DP - per capita (PPP):
35,900 (2012 est.)
ountry comparison to the world:36
35,100 (2011 est.)
35,300 (2010 est.)
ote:data are in 2012 US dollars
ross national saving:
1.6% of GDP (2012 est.)
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ountry comparison to the world:65
2% of GDP (2011 est.)
3.5% of GDP (2010 est.)
DP - composition, by end use:
ousehold consumption: 60.9%
overnment consumption: 20.5%
vestment in fixed capital: 21.2%
vestment in inventories: -0.6%
xports of goods and services: 14.7%
mports of goods and services: -16.6%
012 est.)
DP - composition, by sector of origin:
griculture: 1.1%
dustry: 26.1%
rvices: 72.8% (2012 est.)
griculture - products:
ce, sugar beets, vegetables, fruit; pork, poultry, dairy products, eggs; fish
dustries:
mong world's largest and technologically advanced producers of motor vehicles, electronic equipment, machine tools, ste
nd nonferrous metals, ships, chemicals, textiles, processed foods
dustrial production growth rate:
% (2012 est.)
ountry comparison to the world:123
bor force:
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Wilson Assignment1
9/22
5.55 million (2012 est.)
ountry comparison to the world:9
bor force - by occupation:
griculture: 3.9%
dustry: 26.2%
rvices: 69.8% (2010 est.)
nemployment rate:
4% (2012 est.)
ountry comparison to the world:38
6% (2011 est.)
opulation below poverty line:
6% (2010)
ousehold income or consumption by percentage share:
west 10%: 1.9%
ghest 10%: 27.5% (2008)
stribution of family income - Gini index:
7.6 (2008)
ountry comparison to the world:76
4.9 (1993)
udget:
venues: $1.988 trillion
xpenditures: $2.578 trillion (2012 est.)
axes and other revenues:
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Wilson Assignment1
10/22
3.8% of GDP (2012 est.)
ountry comparison to the world:73
udget surplus (+) or deficit (-):
0% of GDP (2012 est.)
ountry comparison to the world:200
ublic debt:
19.1% of GDP (2012 est.)
ountry comparison to the world:2
10.6% of GDP (2011 est.)
scal year:
April - 31 March
flation rate (consumer prices):
% (2012 est.)
ountry comparison to the world:4
.3% (2011 est.)
entral bank discount rate:
1% (31 December 2012)
ountry comparison to the world:140
3% (31 December 2009)
ommercial bank prime lending rate:
48% (31 December 2012 est.)
ountry comparison to the world:181
48% (31 December 2011 est.)
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ountry comparison to the world:5
789.9 billion (2011 est.)
xports - commodities:
otor vehicles 13.6%; semiconductors 6.2%; iron and steel products 5.5%; auto parts 4.6%; plastic materials 3.5%; power
enerating machinery 3.5%
xports - partners:
hina 18.1%, US 17.8%, South Korea 7.7%, Thailand 5.5%, Hong Kong 5.1% (2012)
mports:
830.1 billion (2012 est.)
ountry comparison to the world:5
794.4 billion (2011 est.)
mports - commodities:
etroleum 15.5%; liquid natural gas 5.7%; clothing 3.9%; semiconductors 3.5%; coal 3.5%; audio and visual apparatus 2.7%
011 est.)
mports - partners:
hina 21.3%, US 8.8%, Australia 6.4%, Saudi Arabia 6.2%, UAE 5%, South Korea 4.6%, Qatar 4% (2012)
eserves of foreign exchange and gold:
1.268 trillion (31 December 2012 est.)
ountry comparison to the world:2
1.296 trillion (31 December 2011 est.)
ebt - external:
3.024 trillion (31 December 2012)
ountry comparison to the world:6
3.115 trillion (31 December 2011)
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ock of direct foreign investment - at home:
222.2 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
ountry comparison to the world:25
242.2 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
ock of direct foreign investment - abroad:
1.054 trillion (31 December 2012 est.)
ountry comparison to the world:8
972.3 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
xchange rates:
en (JPY) per US dollar -
9.79 (2012 est.)
9.81 (2011 est.)
7.78 (2010 est.)
3.57 (2009)
03.58 (2008)
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A KEEN EYE FOR REAL ESTATE
s Japanese corporate sentiment gets a boost from "Abenomics" the country's sluggish property market
showing signs of life, with office prices in Tokyo expected to surge 10 percent over the next 18
onths, according to one of the world's largest real estate funds.
XA Real Estate, the property arm of Europe's second largest insurer that has 45 billion euros ($59
llion) of assets under management, is now looking at buying office space in Tokyo, says its global
ead of Asia Frank Khoo.
e forecasts higher demand for commercial property in the coming months stemming from an
mprovement in corporate profitability in Japan.
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The weak yen is going to help the exporters and smaller manufacturers as well, this should lift
onfidence and translate into higher demand. With higher demand we should see vacancy coming down
nd rentals going up," Khoo said.
Companies are going to use current low rental rates to move from outer Tokyo into inner Tokyo for
etter quality buildings [in turn pushing rentals up]," he added.
e forecasts vacancy rates will fall to 4 percent in 2014 from 8 percent currently, adding that office
nts, which have largely remained flat for the past three years, will climb 1-2 percent this year and 2-4
ercent next year.
okyo's central business district is currently ranked the world's fifth most expensive market to rent
ffice space in, according to global real estate services firm Cushman and Wakefield, down from third
ace in 2012.
nvestors have flocked into Japanese real estate investment trusts (REITs) in recent months on hopes
Abenomics" - or Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic revival plan that pushes for both monetary and
scal stimulus - would drive a recovery in the property market.
hares of REITs including Japan Real Estate Investment and Nippon Building Fund have surged more
an 50 percent year to date. "The REITs are back in the market acquiring assets," Khoo said.
n further evidence of rising optimism over the property sector, Japan's Nippon Prologis REIT, which
wns and manages warehouses across the country, raised $1.08 billion through an initial public offering
February after pricing the stock at the top of the range.
hoo added that with Japanese government bond yields look set to remain low, there has been a shift in
titude towards investing in property among both institutional and retail investors.
f you look at the mom and pops, they are really hungry for yield. With 10-year Japanese government
onds below 0.6 percent, if you can get a 4 percent yield in commercial real estate, or 3.5 percent
vesting in a Japanese REIT, I think money will go that way," he said.
riginal Source URL:
ttp://www.cnbc.com/id/100687192
INVESTMENT REQUIREDnvesting in Japanese real estate is better here on a cash flow basis than other countries. Basically what
is means is you buy a property, find a renter and your expected yield should be net 8% to make it a
orthy investment. If youre able to borrow 100% of the purchase price from a bank, then you basically
wn a property and get 8% cash in your bank at the end of every month using none of your own capital.
uy a building with many units and it spreads out your vacancy risk as an investor thanks to volume.
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apanese tenants are moving from the rural areas into the suburban areas surrounding Tokyo. In adjacent
eas like Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures, there are many opportunities to purchase high cash
ow producing real estate that can rent to tenants for under JPY 100,000.
REASON I CHOOSE THIS OPPORTUNITY
fter almost two years of house price falls, Japans housing market is now gaining momentum, mainly due to
e economic polic