Education of The Masses:
Real Estate Opportunities in Japan
Strangely appropriate.
Land Area: 145,868 sq. miles (380,000 sq. kilometers). Japan is slightly smaller than the state of California. Japan is made up of more than 6,800 islands. There are four major islands: Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu.
Population: 127 million (2000), the 9th largest in the world. Population density ranks 4th.
Government: Constitutional Monarchy. Japan has a royal family with both an emperor and empress. The current emperor is His Majesty Emperor Akihito. The royal family holds no executive power. The head of government is Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. Japan has a parliamentary democratic system of government. The Diet (legislature), which consists of two houses (House of Representatives and the House of Councilors), is the highest organ of state power and the only law-making body. The Prime Minister is elected by the members of the Diet.
Currency:Yen. As of October 22, 2001, the exchange rate was 122 Yen per US Dollar. Trade: Japan’s largest export (2000) is automobiles; its largest import is crude oil. Japan’s largest trading partner (as a single country) is the United States. Japan’s exports are as follows: 41% Asia, 30% USA, 16% Europe. Imports: 42% from Asia, 19% from USA, 12% from Europe.
Real Estate Opportunities in Japan
Strangely appropriate.
Land Area: 145,868 sq. miles (380,000 sq. kilometers). Japan is slightly smaller than the state of California. Japan is made up of more than 6,800 islands. There are four major islands: Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu.
Population: 127 million (2000), the 9th largest in the world. Population density ranks 4th.
Government: Constitutional Monarchy. Japan has a royal family with both an emperor and empress. The current emperor is His Majesty Emperor Akihito. The royal family holds no executive power. The head of government is Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. Japan has a parliamentary democratic system of government. The Diet (legislature), which consists of two houses (House of Representatives and the House of Councilors), is the highest organ of state power and the only law-making body. The Prime Minister is elected by the members of the Diet.
Currency:Yen. As of October 22, 2001, the exchange rate was 122 Yen per US Dollar. Trade: Japan’s largest export (2000) is automobiles; its largest import is crude oil. Japan’s largest trading partner (as a single country) is the United States. Japan’s exports are as follows: 41% Asia, 30% USA, 16% Europe. Imports: 42% from Asia, 19% from USA, 12% from Europe.
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