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Adamant Namiki Precision Jewel Co. Ltd. (Adachi-ku Tokyo; President and CEO Riyako Namiki) has succeeded in developing a mass production method for ultra-high-purity... Apr 18, 2022
Industry & Trade | Asia-Pacific | Japan
We sat down with Mr. Masayuki Mizuno, president and CEO of Nittai Kogyo to discuss their work to increase the usage of tiles in the Japanese construction... Jan 19, 2022
Industry & Trade | Asia-Pacific | Japan
As the consortium leader of Japan’s Secure Reliable Drone (SRD) project, a government-launched initiative to strengthen the Japanese drone industry,... Oct 16, 2021
Industry & Trade | Asia-Pacific | Japan
In this interview for The Worldfolio, Mr. Hiroyasu Sato, Chief Portfolio Manager of Japan Growth Opportunity at SuMi Trust, discusses the transformations... Oct 15, 2021
Industry & Trade | Asia-Pacific | Japan
As a responsible institution investor, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management, Japan’s largest fiduciary, is identifying the changes occurring in... Oct 15, 2021
Industry & Trade | Asia-Pacific | Japan
Wholly committed to developing products that draw out the charms and unique characteristics of wood, NODA corporation highly accredited wood fiberboard... Oct 07, 2021
Industry & Trade | Asia-Pacific | Japan
As the only company operating in the “Three Big Worlds” of back-end semiconductor manufacturing, surface mount technology (SMT), and factory... Sep 14, 2021
Industry & Trade | Asia-Pacific | Japan
Tokyo Electron boasts a wide range of high-performing equipment for the production of cutting-edge semiconductor devices and flat panel displays, which... Sep 14, 2021
Industry & Trade | Asia-Pacific | Japan
The increased use of automation technologies in production lines has caused greater demand for complex components, such as motion sensors, which are networked... Aug 11, 2021
Industry & Trade | Asia-Pacific | Japan
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Industry & Trade | Asia-Pacific | Japan
YAMAWA delivers high-precision threading tools based on its long-cultivated manufacturing technologies. Jun 11, 2021
Industry & Trade | Asia-Pacific | Japan
Amid the endless typing and clicking on smartphones and computers, ink-based writing instruments continue to prevail, which is why Platinum Pen remains... May 07, 2021
Industry & Trade | Asia-Pacific | Japan
Since their foundation in 1971, Denka Consultant & Engineering has tackled technical... May 17, 2022
ExaWizards is a newly listed company growing into an integrated developer of AI products... May 10, 2022
Founded in 1910, Nihon Handa is a major Japanese supplier of soldering and sintering materials,... May 10, 2022
While many regional competitors replicate Japan’s manufacturing process with lower... May 06, 2022
With Japan’s highest skilled engineers in the field of analog circuits, Sankyosha... May 06, 2022
Sakurai Graphic Systems is a long-established Japanese printing press manufacturer that... May 05, 2022
Founded in 1948, Dhowa Technos has been a leading provider of solutions for the Japanese... May 04, 2022
When it comes to high technology and innovation, perhaps the sewing industry would not be... May 03, 2022
A company whose devotion to monozukuri is aligned with a commitment to caring for... May 03, 2022
Since their foundation, Furukawa Electric Power Systems (FEPS) has been ensuring the safe... Apr 28, 2022
Since its foundations in 1937, Sigma Corporation has been an important manufacturer in precision... Apr 28, 2022
As a real estate asset management company within the Mitsui & Co. group keeping high... Apr 27, 2022
Founded in 1945 by four engineers determined to dedicate themselves to the principles of... Apr 27, 2022
As an already highly reputed and globally recognised brand, Hitachi Industrial Equipment... Apr 27, 2022
Yokoyama Kogyo is a leading Japanese specialist in metal stamping and welding. Founded in... Apr 26, 2022
Pioneers push society forwards, but also assume the responsibility of changing the course... Apr 26, 2022
You may not yet have heard of Tokuhatsu, but the company, led by its president, Hitoshi... Apr 26, 2022
From its core of real estate development, ES-CON JAPAN has branched out into new sectors,... Apr 25, 2022
From the increasing adoption of digital technologies and AI, to diversifying the skillset... Apr 25, 2022
Nippura Co., Ltd. has acquired expertise handling acrylic as a raw material, and is... Apr 25, 2022
With 30 years’ expertise in manufacturing fermentation composting equipment and... Apr 25, 2022
LOCATION:
Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula
MAP REFERENCES:
Asia
AREA:
total: 377,915 sq km
CLIMATE:
varies from tropical in south to cool temperate in north
TERRAIN:
mostly rugged and mountainous
NATURAL RESOURCES:
negligible mineral resources, fish
LANGUAGES:
Japanese
RELIGIONS:
Shintoism 83.9%, Buddhism 71.4%, Christianity 2%, other 7.8%
POPULATION:
127,103,388 (July 2014 est.)
MAJOR URBAN AREAS - population:
TOKYO (capital) 37.217 million; Osaka-Kobe 11.494 million; Nagoya 3.328 million; Fukuoka-Kitakyushu 2.868 million; Sapporo 2.742 million; Sendai 2.428 million (2011)
GOVERNMENT TYPE:
a parliamentary government with a constitutional monarchy
CAPITAL:
name: Tokyo
GDP (purchasing power parity):
$4.729 trillion (2013 est.)
GDP (official exchange rate):
$5.007 trillion (2013 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
2% (2013 est.)
GDP - composition, by sector of origin:
agriculture: 1.1%
industry: 25.6%
services: 73.2% (2013 est.)
AGRICULTURE - products:
rice, sugar beets, vegetables, fruit; pork, poultry, dairy products, eggs; fish
EXPORTS - partners:
China 18.1%, US 17.8%, South Korea 7.7%, Thailand 5.5%, Hong Kong 5.1% (2012)
IMPORTS - partners:
China 21.3%, US 8.8%, Australia 6.4%, Saudi Arabia 6.2%, UAE 5%, South Korea 4.6%, Qatar 4% (2012)
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