Japan’s primary agricultural products:

rice, sugar beets, vegetables, fruit; pork, poultry, dairy products, eggs; fish

Japan’s primary industries:

technologically advanced motor vehicles, electronic equipment, machine tools, steel and nonferrous metals, ships, chemicals, textiles, processed foods

Industrial production growth rate:

0.5% (2008 estimate)
country comparison to the world: 144

Japan-China Economic Ties
The trade turnover between Japan and China is a major driving force in the economic dynamics of the Asia-Pacific region.
Posted: April 22, 2024, 6:54 pm
S. Korean, Japanese biz leaders to hold annual conference in May
Around 300 business leaders from both countries, including Chey Tae-won, SK Group chairman and head of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Mikio Sasaki, chief of the Japan-Korea Economic ...
Posted: April 22, 2024, 4:57 pm
Learn How Digital Eco-Farming Revitalizes Japan’s Rural Communities
To revitalize Japan's rural areas the government launched a co-innovation project that involves cutting-edge tech to boost its agriculture industry.
Posted: April 19, 2024, 9:00 pm
Fear of industrial decay drives Japan’s airliner gamble
Concerns that Japan's aerospace industry is at a critical juncture have prompted Tokyo to start laying the groundwork for a new airliner programme - but its plans face daunting risks.
Posted: April 16, 2024, 11:58 pm
The US ambassador to Japan says boosting arms industry ties is key to a stronger security alliance
The U.S. ambassador to Japan has urged Tokyo to take a greater role in developing, producing and supplying weapons “to enhance our collective security” amid conflict in Ukraine, Gaza and elsewhere ...
Posted: April 16, 2024, 6:42 am
Japan can aid lagging US defense industrial base: diplomat
Rahm Emanuel, the former mayor of Chicago who has served as America’s top envoy in Tokyo since March 2022, said Japan’s recent overturning of laws banning the export of lethal weapons put the country ...
Posted: April 9, 2024, 3:18 am
How Japan Is Trying to Rebuild Its Chip Industry
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company is transforming the small Japanese ... of the year. Japan, once a chip-making powerhouse, has committed $26 billion to revive the industry, with an ...
Posted: April 8, 2024, 5:00 pm
Japan's service-sector sentiment hits more than three-decade high
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Posted: March 31, 2024, 6:00 pm
Decarbonisation: Japan's path to industrial competitiveness?
Mizuho argues that if Japanese industry were to transform itself ... is not the sole important factor when it comes to enhancing Japan’s industrial competitiveness. The circular economy and ...
Posted: December 12, 2023, 12:30 am
How Japan Conquered The Motorcycle Industry
RELATED: 10 Motorcycles That Helped Japan Take Over the Industry ... to the industrial might of foreign manufacturers. In order to draw more attention to motorcycles and Japanese-made ones ...
Posted: June 2, 2023, 6:10 am
how did japan become so rich?
Because Japanese culture has been handed down from generation ... An educated population led to a significant growth in Japan's industrial sector. Japan became both a militaristic and economic power ...
Posted: December 29, 2021, 7:26 am
how did japan become rich?
Japanese rice is the country's most important agricultural ... An educated population led to a significant growth in Japan's industrial sector. Japan became both a militaristic and economic power ...
Posted: December 12, 2021, 4:55 pm