Japan in Context Kayo Murakami RISE, Waseda University (1) Spatiality, Economics & Demographics

Japan in Asia Japan China North Korea Korea

Geography ● Tokyo Area: 377,873 km 2 4 major islands and 4,000 smaller islands Coastline: 29,751km Hokkaido Honsyu Shikoku Kyusyu Forest 66.4% Farm Land 13.2% Housings 4.7% Rivers& Lakes 3.5% Roads 3.3% Others 3.9%

Regions

Demography: Population Change 126,697,282 (2000 Census) Population density: 327 / km 2 Urban Population: 77% ↓Peak at 2005

Demography: Age Structure (2000) Life Expectancy at Birth (2005) year-old (Male: 77.86, Female: 84.61) Total Fertility Rate (2005) 1.39 Children born / woman MaleFemale

Demography: Age Structural Change Estimated male female Source: National Institute of Population and Social Security Research

Economy: GDP Gross Domestic Product (at current prices converted into UD$) 2004 Gross Domestic Expenditure (=GDP) : 532 trillion Yen (Source: Cabinet Office)

Economy: Industrial Structure GDP by Industry (2003) source: Cabinet Office Employed Persons by Industry (2004) source: Statistics Bureau, MIC

Economic Trend (1) Shares of Business Establishments and Persons Employed by Scale of Operation (2004)

Economic Trend (2) Percentage of Non-regular Staff by Age Group source: Statistic Bureau, MIC Form of Employment by Sex and Age (2004) source: Statistic Bureau, MIC

Critical issues Territorial –Concentration in Tokyo, declining regions Demographic –ageing: longer life expectancy –declining workforce: high youth unemployment rate (NEET 520K in 2003) –depopulation: low birthrate