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Country Information: Japan

Country Overview

  • Use the dropdown menu to select Japan
  • Offers basic information on the country's government, economy, and society
  • Published by the CIA

Culture

  • Though GoinGlobal focuses primarily on career search resources, each country and city profile does have information on the culture and business etiquette
  • Contains profiles of Japan (click on Country Career Guides) and Tokyo (click on Global City Career Guides)
  • Explore the Living There and General Resources section of each profile
  • Must be connected to the Darden VPN when off Grounds

Statistics & Data

  • Statistical bureau of Japan
  • Includes statistics on labor and income, the economy, and society, including basic demographics
  • Contains economic time series data
  • Datasets include International Financial Statistics, Direction of Trade, Balance of Payments, and Government Finance Statistics
  • Must be connected to the Darden VPN when off Grounds
  • Provides social and economic statistics for key indicators for each country as well as regions in some cases
  • Consists of several individual databases with overlap in indicators; databases include:
    • World Development Indicators
    • Education Statistics
    • Gender Statistics
    • Poverty and Equity Database
  • Must be connected to the Darden VPN when off Grounds
  • Includes economic and socio-demographic data
  • Use the Advanced Search function to search for data across a range of UN databases

News

  • Contains articles from scholarly and trade journals, newspapers, and magazines as well as industry and company reports
  • To find news about Japan:
    • Enter Japan in the search box and select GE Geographic Terms under Select a Field
    • Select Newspaper and/or Periodical under Publication type
  • Must be connected to the Darden VPN when off Grounds
  • Broad variety of news sources
  • On the search page, expand the Region field and search for Japan
  • Add additional search criteria as desired and click Search
  • Must be connected to the Darden VPN when off Grounds

Business and the Economy

  • PowerPoint presentations detailing the political, economic, and demographic outlook and current events for each country listed
  • Scroll down to East Asia and Pacific and download the Japan Country Report
  • Must be connected to the Darden VPN when off Grounds
  • Consult the latest Japan Country Profile from Marketline, particularly the portions on the economic landscape
  • Must be connected to the Darden VPN when off-Grounds

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