Ōita [195], The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is Japan's national space agency; it conducts space, planetary, and aviation research, and leads development of rockets and satellites. 4. 38. [275] Since 1973, all elderly persons have been covered by government-sponsored insurance. Natsume Sōseki and Mori Ōgai were the first "modern" novelists of Japan, followed by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Yukio Mishima and, more recently, Haruki Murakami. The mountains of the Chūgoku and Shikoku regions shelter the Seto Inland Sea from seasonal winds, bringing mild weather year-round. Japan's population density was 336 people per square kilometer as of 2014 (874 people per square mile) according to World Development Indicators. [320] Japan was a venue of the Intercontinental Cup from 1981 to 2004 and co-hosted the 2002 FIFA World Cup with South Korea. [182] 867,000 researchers share a 19-triollion-yen research and development budget,[183] which relative to gross domestic product is the second highest budget in the world. [124][125], Japan is engaged in several territorial disputes with its neighbors. [306], Popular Japanese beverages include sake, which is a brewed rice beverage that typically contains 14–17% alcohol and is made by multiple fermentation of rice. Tochigi The national holidays in Japan are New Year's Day on January 1, Coming of Age Day on Second Monday of January, National Foundation Day on February 11, The Emperor's Birthday on February 23, Vernal Equinox Day on March 20 or 21, Shōwa Day on April 29, Constitution Memorial Day on May 3, Greenery Day on May 4, Children's Day on May 5, Marine Day on Third Monday of July, Mountain Day on August 11, Respect for the Aged Day on Third Monday of September, Autumnal Equinox on September 23 or 24, Health and Sports Day on Second Monday of October, Culture Day on November 3, and Labor Thanksgiving Day on November 23. [142], The Firearm and Sword Possession Control Law strictly regulates the civilian ownership of guns, swords and other weaponry. 45. [83] Japan has 111 active volcanoes. 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[233] In 2003, there were about 134,700 non-Latin American Western (not including more than 33,000 American military personnel and their dependents) and 345,500 Latin American expatriates, 274,700 of whom were Brazilians,[232] the largest community of Westerners. 32. "Emile A. Nakhleh, Keiko Sakurai and Michael Penn; "Islam in Japan: A Cause for Concern? Japan hosted the Summer Olympics in Tokyo in 1964 and the Winter Olympics in Sapporo in 1972 and Nagano in 1998. [92], Japan has nine forest ecoregions which reflect the climate and geography of the islands. 43. [174], Japan's service sector accounts for about 70% of its total economic output. IMF Members' Quotas and Voting Power, and Board of Governors, IMF Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, IMF Capacity Development Office in Thailand (CDOT), IMF Regional Office in Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic, Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP), Currency Composition of Official Foreign Exchange Reserves. Ishin-denshin (以心伝心) is a Japanese idiom which denotes a form of interpersonal communication through unspoken mutual understanding. [154] The Japanese variant of capitalism has many distinct features: keiretsu enterprises are influential, and lifetime employment and seniority-based career advancement are relatively common in the Japanese work environment. This meant that the population declined by almost 400,000 people. On average, people in Japan marry in their late twenties to early thirties. [56][57] World War I allowed Japan, which joined the side of the victorious Allies, to capture German possessions in the Pacific and in China. "Nombre de personnes employées au Japon entre 2010 et 2020 (en millions) ." Tableau. These were the fewest births recorded since 1899. [237][241], Immigration and birth incentives are sometimes suggested as a solution to provide younger workers to support the nation's aging population. Part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, Japan comprises an archipelago of 6,852 islands covering 377,975 square kilometers (145,937 sq mi); the country's five main islands, from north to south, are Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa. The name for Japan in Japanese is written using the kanji 日本 and pronounced Nippon or Nihon. Officially, Japan has 16 national, government-recognized holidays. Responding to rising concern, the government introduced several environmental protection laws in 1970. [196] It is a participant in the International Space Station: the Japanese Experiment Module (Kibō) was added to the station during Space Shuttle assembly flights in 2008. In 2017, the country announced only 946,060 births. [54][55], The early 20th century saw a period of Taishō democracy (1912–1926) overshadowed by increasing expansionism and militarization. [55] The Allies (led by the United States) repatriated millions of ethnic Japanese from colonies and military camps throughout Asia, largely eliminating the Japanese empire and its influence over its conquered territories. [18] From around 1000 BC, Yayoi people began to enter the archipelago from Kyushu, intermingling with the Jōmon;[19] the Yayoi period saw the introduction of practices including wet-rice farming,[20] a new style of pottery,[21] and metallurgy from China and Korea. Fukuoka There are no specific festival days for all of Japan; dates vary from area to area, and even within a specific area, but festival days do tend to cluster around traditional holidays such as Setsubun or Obon. [108], Japan ranks 29th of 190 countries in the 2019 ease of doing business index. Kyoto People without insurance through employers can participate in a national health insurance program administered by local governments. [111] However, since the late 19th century, the judicial system has been largely based on the civil law of Europe, notably Germany. If you use our chart images on your site or blog, we ask that you provide attribution via a link back to this page. (octobre 1, 2017). Japan is the third largest national economy in the world, after the United States and China, in terms of nominal GDP, and the fourth largest national economy in the world, after the United States, China and India, in terms of purchasing power parity. Japon: population active 2010-2020 Publié par Statista Research Department, 27 août 2019 Cette statistique représente le nombre de personnes employées au Japon entre 2010 et 2020. 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