Professional Documents
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Doing Business in Japan
Doing Business in Japan
Administrative
47 prefectures
divisions
POLITICAL ASPECT - EXECUTIVE
8 high courts
Subordinate courts 50 district courts
438 summary courts
POLITICAL DISTURBANCES
➤ Sinking economy
➤ Ageing society
➤ Sinking birthrate
➤ Radiation
➤ Unpopular government
➤ Socialist Party
➤ 1/3 of women are in poverty
➤ Gives weak protection to its young
CULTURAL ASPECT - PEOPLE AND SOCIETY
Japanese 98.1%,
Chinese 0.5%,
Ethnic groups Korean 0.4%,
other 1% (includes Filipino,
Vietnamese, and Brazilian)
Shintoism 70.4%,
Religion Buddhism 69.8%,
Christianity 1.5%, other 6.9%
CULTURAL ASPECT - PEOPLE AND SOCIETY