Japan Today Chapter 23, section 3
Government 1.Constitutional monarchy 2.Power belongs to legislature (Diet) and prime minister 3. Emperor is head of state with little power 4.Tokyo is capital city
Emperor Akihito Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda
Economy 1.Depends on trade 2.Most successful in manufacturing *Work Ethic* 3.Few natural resources, population depends on food imports
Japanese factory workers
Daily Life City Life 1.Crowded-Densely populated 2.Expensive Very high real estate prices 3. Parks, museums, baseball for recreation Osaka and Kyoto major cities Rural Life 1.Small farming villages 2. Difficult to make a living land is rocky and steep 3. Many people leaving to find jobs in cities (Urbanization)
Issues and Challenges 1.Lack of space 2. Competition from China and South Korea 3. Pollution
DOKAI BAY 1960’s TODAY