Imports
$808.4 billion (2011 est.)Exports
$788 billion (2011 est.)Inflation rate (consumer prices)
-0.3% (2011 est.)Unemployment rate
4.6% (2011 est.)GDP - per capita (PPP)
$35,200 (2011 est.)National product real growth rate
3% (2010 est.)Internet users
99.182 million (2009)Telephones - mobile cellular
121 million (2009)Population growth rate
-0.077% (2012 est.)Population
127,368,088 (July 2012 est.)About this country
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Historical background
In 1603, after decades of civil warfare, the Tokugawa shogunate (a military-led, dynastic government) ushered in a long period of relative political stability and isolation from foreign influence.
For more than two centuries this policy enabled Japan to enjoy a flowering of its indigenous culture.
Japan opened its ports after signing the Treaty of Kanagawa with the US in 1854 and began to intensively modernize and industrialize.
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Economic overview
In the years following World War II, government-industry cooperation, a strong work ethic, mastery of high technology, and a comparatively small defense allocation (1% of GDP) helped Japan develop a technologically advanced economy.
Two notable characteristics of the post-war economy were the close interlocking structures of manufacturers, suppliers, and distributors, known as keiretsu, and the guarantee of lifetime employment for a substantial portion of the urban labor force.
Both features are now eroding under the dual pressures of global competition and domestic demographic change.
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