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J apan. Country’s People. Population- 122,475,664 Religion- Shintosim, Buddhism, Christianity. Ethnic group- Japanese, Koreans, and Chinese Language- Japanese Life expecting is 82 yrs. old . Government. Parliamentary with constitutional monarchy
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Country’s People • Population- 122,475,664 • Religion- Shintosim, Buddhism, • Christianity. • Ethnic group- Japanese, Koreans, and Chinese • Language- Japanese • Life expecting is 82 yrs. old
Government • Parliamentary with constitutional monarchy • The 3 branches are legislative, executive, and judicial • Political parties • Democratic party of Japan (DPJ) • Japan communist party (JCP) • Liberal democratic party (LDP)
ELECTIONS • They runners rely on the people who vote not the parties. • They have diets- houses in the system Upper half House of Councilors Lower half House of representatives • House of Rep. elect the prime minister which makes the laws • When the premier dissolves the Diet new members of the lower House are elected by the prime ministser.
ECONOMY • Unemployment rate- 5.1 • Public debt- 225.8% • Exports $765.2 billion Motor Vehicles Semi conductors Electrical machinery Partners- China, US, South Korea, etc • Imports $636.8 billion Textile, chemicals, fuels, raw materials Partners-Saudi Arabia, US, Australia, Indonesia, etc
Major problems • Recent earthquake in 3/11 • Dispute over islands Ethorofu, Kuna shin, Shiktan.
POLITICAL FACTIONS • Democratic party of Japan (DPJ) - created in 1998, opposition force capable of taking power from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). • Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)- largest party actors in the political system, specifies in what way the democratic processes within the rulingparty itself,