Pak-Japan Re

lationship
Presented by Shahan Qamar
Sample Case study
 Japan’s Location
• Japan is made up of over 4000 small islands
with four main ones: Hokkaido, Honshu, Shi
koku and Kyushu
• Surrounded by water: The Sea of Japan and
the Pacific Ocean
• The countries across the Sea of Japan are N
orth Korea, South Korea and Russia
Where in the world is Japan?
 Capital and Population
• The Prime Minister of Japan and the President of the Liberal D
emocratic Party Sinzo Abe.

• Akihito is the Emperor of Japan, the Head of the State

since January 7, 1989
•  Japan’s capital is Tokyo, which is one of the world’s largest citi
es
• The population of Japan is 126,804,433 and ranked 10th for the
most population on the planet
• The population density is 336 people per a square mile, which
is ranked 32nd in the world
• Japan is also the leading supplier of fish and the United States b
iggest trading partner
 Japan Flag
• Adopted by Japan on February 27th, 1870
• Most commonly known as “Hinomaru” w
hich means “sun disk” or “Nipon”, the “Th
e Land of the Rising Sun”
• The red circle in the middle represents th
e sun, and the sun represents sincerity, br
ightness, warmth, bravery, strength and v
alor
• The white background stands for purity a
nd honesty
 Japan Currency
• The Japanese Currency is Yen (¥)
• One million dollars would equal about 83,906,
010 yen
• One million yen would equal about 11,918.1
dollars.
 Politeness and Impoliteness
• Being polite is one of the most important qualities
• A bow is the proper way to greet someone, however when
meeting a foreigner, a handshake is fine
• Yawning, chewing gum, putting your ankle over your knee, a
nd blowing your nose in public are all considered impolite
• When eating soup, slurping is not impolite, in fact, it’s consid
ered as gratitude by showing the cook you’re enjoying the m
eal
• Walking and eating is impolite
for an adult, but for a kid, it’s
alright
• Laughing can be a sign of
embarrassment
 Living Style
• There are Japanese-style houses, apartments, and now Western-style
houses
• When people enter houses, they take off their shoes is the genkan
which is a small place between the door and the living room and pu
t on slippers to wear around the house
• There are sliding doors, called fusuma and if you open
them, you can make two rooms into one
• People have beds,
but sometimes they
sleep on futons, which
are beds you lay on the
ground and when done,
you can roll them up
and put them in the
closet
School
• Schoolwork is very important
• Even in kindergarten, kids are expected
to do their very best and nothing less
• It’s very serious and rigorous
• Getting into the right school can guaran
tee success for their whole life
• School is free ages six to fifteen
• There are often school uniforms studen
ts are required to wear, which helps dis
tinguish schools from each other 
• English is taught in all secondary school
s (which is around high school age) bec
ause it is often used in business deals an
d etc.
• School is everyday except Sunday and is
held twice a month on Saturday
 Anime and Manga
• Anime is like a cartoon, excep
t for all ages, not just kids wh
ile manga is Japanese graphic
novels and also directed tow
ards older ages
• Some popular ones are: Bleac
h, Detective Conan, Inuyasha,
Ranma ½, and many more
• Many are ongoing, and publis
h them weekly in a magazine
called Shonen Sunday
• People love anime and mang
a all around the world, not ju
st Japan
 Traditions
• People go to temples to pray for many things, such as a goo
d grade on a test
• You can also buy good luck charms
• When people go to a temple, they pull a rope and a bell rin
gs and they pray and clap their hands once
• They can get a piece of paper with a fortune on it and if the
fortune is bad, they tie
it to a tree to get rid of the
bad luck
• You can also buy good
luck charms
 Tokyo Tower
• Tokyo Tower is in Tokyo and is t
he world’s tallest self-supporting
tower

• Based of France’s Eiffel Tower

• 333 meters tall, 13 meters highe

r than the Eiffel Tower

• At the top of the tower,

there’s a TV and broadcast ante
nna
• Built in 1958 as Japan’s birth eco
nomically
 Peace Memorial Park
• Built in Hiroshima after the US dropped the At
omic Bomb
• 120,000 square meters
• Every year, there’s an anniversary the day the
bomb was dropped with speeches for loved o
nes, etc.
• The main facility is the Peace Memorial Muse
um
PAK-JAPAN RELATIONSHIP
 PAK-JAPAN RELATIONSHIP
• a friendly relation throughout the last 65 years.
• Prince and Princess. In November 1992, Their Imp
erial Highness Prince Akishino, the second son of t
he Emperor and Princess, visited Pakistan.
• in the 1950’s, Japan’s textile
industry was dependent on
Pakistan’s raw cotton.
 Trade Relations
• In 2011 the total volume of trade between Ja
pan and Pakistan was 2.2 billion US dollars.
• By the year 2011, export of Naphtha increase
d to over 28% instead, followed by chemical p
roducts (17%) and nonferrous metal (8 ％ ).
 Low FDI

• poor law and order situation,

• electricity load shedding
• overall energy crisis in the country
• inconsistency of policies.
Japanese Companies in Pakistan
• Now 76 Japanese companies are operating in
Pakistan and 49 are operating in Karachi.
• The areas of Japanese investment in Karachi a
re Automobile and Motorcycle Industries, Ste
el Mills and Zippers.
How to get information on Japan and J
apanese culture
• Japan Information and Culture Center (JICC) of
the Consulate-General of Japan.
• The JICC has a library, an
exhibition hall and a reading
room for Pakistani people to get
to know about Japan.
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