Japan

Japan (Japanese: 日本, Nippon [ɲippoꜜɴ] (listen) or Nihon [ɲihoꜜɴ] (listen)) is an island country in East Asia, located in the northwest Pacific Ocean. It is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. Part of the Ring of Fire, Japan spans an archipelago of 6852 islands covering 377,975 square kilometers (145,937 sq mi); the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa. Tokyo is Japan's capital and largest city; other major cities include Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, …

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PIIE: Peterson Institute for International Economics · 1 August 2024 English

opportunities for middle-class advancement. The same trend has occurred in many countries, from Europe to Japan, China, and South Korea. To return manufacturing employment to its former glory, many countries have

has occurred in many countries, from Europe to Japan, China, and South Korea. To return manufacturing


IRENA: International Renewable Energy Agency · 25 March 2024 English

473 GW Renewable power capacity growth Net increase in global GW GW renewable power 4,000 400 capacity in 2023 3,500 350 69% 3,000 3002,500 250 Share of new 2,000 200 …

seen its China (+216.9 GW) and India (+9.7 GW). Japan also biggest increase in the past decade. China remained about the same as in major increases were Japan (+1.0 GW), Brazil (+0.4 2022 with the remainder


ACBF: African Capacity Building Foundation · 25 March 2024 English

The recent discovery of large deposits of one of the finest grades of 30 20 copper in the African Copperbelt zone, which accounts for 75% of world 10 cobalt used …

in Russia/Ukraine is poised to further cripple Japan dumps negative interest rate policy the global economy Russia’s war in Ukraine as it unveils The Bank of Japan recently announced its return to a its 13th package Snapshot of major global economies United States China Japan Producer prices rises In the US, growth remains Russia declares 6 months ban on gasoline The Bank of Japan recently announced its return February 2024, dashing


The Health Foundation · 25 March 2024

Options for funding reform The next government has a mix of options for reforming social care funding, based on political choices about social care spending and the balance of responsibility …

experience from other countries, such as Germany and Japan, shows reform to make social care funding fairer


FPI: Foreign Policy Institute · 25 March 2024 English

In addition to the Syrian National of the PYD in the region and the role of the US Army, the Turkish military is present in the region, policy. [...] The …

occupation area to include the USA, China, India, Japan, can be seen as the seventh break. The last break


DIR: Daiwa Institute of Research Group · 25 March 2024 Japanese

主要国経済Outlook 2024年4月号(No.449) 2024 年 3月 25日 主要国経済 Outlook 2024 年 4 月号(No.449) 経済調査部 ニューヨークリサーチセンター ロンドンリサーチセンター [目次] Overview ········································ 2 インフレ抑制と金融緩和の綱引き 経済調査部 シニアエコノミスト 佐藤 光 日本経済 ········································ 3 24年の春闘賃上げ率 5%超えを受け、日銀はマイナス金利政策を解除 経済調査部 …

https://www.dir.co.jp/report/research/economics/japan/20240318_024301.html 12 女性の就業継続の進展により、生産年齢人口の減少が続く中でも就業者数は増加した。就業者


WHO: World Health Organization · 22 March 2024 French

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A/Victoria/4897/2022, predomi- nating in Canada, Japan, the Caribbean, the United States of America and A/Victoria/4897/2022 predominated in the Carib- bean, Europe, Japan and the United States of America, whereas viruses 4-7-1 Gakuen, Musashi-Murayama, Tokyo 208-0011, Japan (email: flu-vaccine@nih.go.jp). Requests for reference 4-7-1 Gakuen, Musashi-Murayama, Tokyo 208-0011, Japan (email: whocc-flu@nih.go. jp); (iii) WHO Collaborating


RSIS: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies · 22 March 2024 English

COMMENTARY The 1945-1990 Cold War era was characterised by the division of the world into two competing blocs led by the United States and the Soviet Union. [...] As countries …

triumvirate, and regional powers, notably India, Japan and Indonesia, emerging, questions have arisen whether Asia itself has also seen the prominence of India, Japan, Indonesia and Australia. As countries big and small


RSIS: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies · 22 March 2024 English

033 – 22 March 2024 The authors' views are their own and do not represent the official position of the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies of the S. [...] …

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RSIS: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies · 22 March 2024 English

Sea: Making Waves Without Taking Action John Bradford and Ralf Emmers SYNOPSIS The Australia-India-Japan-United States partnership known as the Quad makes frequent statements regarding the East and South

Bradford and Ralf Emmers SYNOPSIS The Australia-India-Japan-United States partnership known as the Quad makes prominent among them are the US-Australia-India-Japan arrangement known as “the Quad”, and “AUKUS” that Quad members have notable differences. India and Japan are immediate neighbours of China and both have have economic stakes in the South China Sea, but Japan and India are more dependent on its sea lanes than various East Asian and North American markets. Japan is the most dependent as it relies on South China


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