Japan Flashcards
What body of water is to the Southwest of Kyushu?
East China Sea
Which is the largest northern Japanese island?
Hokkaido
Which island is Tokyo on?
Honshu
What is the name of the chain of islands forming the southern extent of Japan?
Ryukyu Islands (Nansei-shoto)
In what year was Japan stabilized and isolated from foreign influences by the Tokugawa?
1603
Japan was closed but opened up because of the Treaty of Kanagawa. When was the treaty signed?
1854
With whom did Japan sign the treaty of Kanagawa?
the US
In what period did Japan become a regional power?
During the late 19th and early 20th centuries
In Which years did Japan occupy Manchuria?
1931-32
In what year did Japan invade China?
1937
In What year did Japan attack America?
1941
In what years did Japan experience a major slowdown according to your readings?
1990s
What major event happened in March, 2011?
Japan’s strongest-ever earthquake, and an accompanying tsunami, devastated the northeast part of Honshu island, killed thousands, and damaged several nuclear power plants
How much territory does Japan claim as its exclusive economic zone?
200nm
Japan has different climates from North to South- mountains to plains. Which of the following types of climates does the South have?
Tropical in South
What is the general terrain of Japan?
Mostly rugged and mountainous
What is the highest point in Japan?
Mount Fuji 3,776m
According to your readings, what is a natural resource of Japan?
Negligible mineral resources, fish, note, with virtually no natural energy resources. Japan is the world’s largest importer of coal and liquefied natural gas, as well as the second largest importer of oil
Which of the following is Japan the world’s largest importer?
Coal and liquefied natural gas
How much land was irrigated in 2012 in Japan?
24,690 sq km
What percentage of the Japanese population live on the Kanto Plain (Tokyo area)?
One-third of the population (1/3)
Which volcano is Honshu Island’s most active?
Asama
Which is NOT a natural hazard in Japan according to your readings?
Many dormant and some active volcanoes; about 1,500 seismic occurrences (Mostly tremors but occasional severe earthquakes) every year; tsunamis; typhoons.
Because of certain Japanese consumption patterns what environmental issue arise in the rest of Asia?
Air pollution from power plant emissions results in acid rain; acidification of lakes and reservoirs degrading water quality and threatening aquatic life; Japan is one of the largest consumers of fish and tropical timber, contributing to the depletion of the resources in Asia and elsewhere.
What is Japan NOW doing in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster?
Japan originally planned to phase out nuclear power, but it has now implemented a new policy of seeking to restart nuclear power plants that meet strict new safety standards.
How many smaller islands/ islets help make up Japan?
6,848
What is the estimated population of Japan in 2018?
126,168,156
How many Japanese from Brazil migrated to Japan in the 1990s?
Up to 230,000 Brazilians.
Which is the second most popular religion in Japan?
Buddhism
How many females age 15-24 live in Japan?
5,746,140
What percentage of the Japanese population is 25-54 yrs old?
37.28%
What is the Population growth rate In Japan in 2018 est.?
-0.24%
What is the birth rate in Japan (2018 est.)?
7.5 births/1,000 population
What is the rate of people migrating to Japan (2018 est.)?
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
What percentage of Japanese population is urbanized (2018)?
-0.14% annual rate of change
Which city is the third major urban area by population?
Nagoya
What sex ratio between male/female is found in the Japanese population of those over 65 yrs. old?
0.78 male(s)/female
What is the mean age of women giving birth for the first time?
30.7 years
What is the life expectancy at birth for a female born in Japan in 2018?
89 years
What percentage did Japan spend on health in 2015?
10.9%
What percentage of the Japanese population has unimproved drinking water?
0% of the population
What was the education expenditures in Japan in 2016?
3.5% of GDP
What form of government does Japan have?
parliamentary constitutional monarchy
How many administrative divisions are found in the Japanese government?
47 prefectures
In what year did a Japanese constitution provide for constitutional monarchy?
1890
What country acted as a model for Japanese civil law system?
German
At what age can you vote (suffrage) in Japan?
18 years of age; universal
Who is the chief of state in Japan?
Emperor Naruhito
How is the head of the Japanese government selected?
the monarchy is hereditary; the leader of the majority party or majority coalition in the House of Representatives usually becomes prime minister
What are the national colors of Japan?
Red, white
What was a notable characteristic of the Japanese economy in the post war period?
The close interlocking structures of manufacturers, suppliers, and distributors, known as keiretsu, and the guarantee of lifetime employment for a substantial portion of the urban labor force.
Why is the “keiretsu” system breaking down?
Eroded under the dual pressures of global competition and domestic demographic change.
Based on purchasing power parity, Japan’s economy is ranked as which of the following?
4th/forth-largest economy
China and the USA have the largest and 2nd largest economies. What rank is Japan’s economy?
4th
What is a major long-term challenge for the Japanese economy?
Shrinking population
What was the per capita (PPP) GDP for Japan in 2017 (est)?
$42,900
What percentage of GDP composition by end use does household consumption command?
55.5%
Which of the following is not an agriculture product of Japan?
vegetables, rice, fish, poultry, fruit, dairy products, pork, beef, flowers, potatoes/taros/yams, sugarcane, tea, legumes, wheat and barley
What percentage of the Japanese population work in the service sector (2015 est.)?
70.9%
What was the inflation rate (consumer prices) in Japan in 2017?
0.5%
How much (in dollars) did Japan export in 2017 (est.)?
$688.9 billion
Which country is Japan’s #1 export partner?
US
Which product(s) does Japan import the most?
Petroleum
Which country is Japan’s #1 import partner?
China
What percent of its electrical capacity does Japan generate using nuclear fuels?
1% of total installed capacity
What percentage of its electrical capacity does japan generate from other (non-hydro)
renewable sources?
20% of total installed capacity
How much crude oil does Japan export?
0 bbl/day
In 2018 (est.) how much proven Natural gas reserves did Japan have?
20.9 billion cu m
What was Japan’s Carbon dioxide emissions from energy consumption (2017 est.)?
1.268 billion Mt
How many mobile cellular phones (subscriptions) are found in Japan?
170,128,499
How many national terrestrial TV networks does Japan have?
6
How are international TV programs provided in Japan according to your readings?
satellite and cable services provide access to international channels
How many internet uses are in Japan?
116,565,962
How many registered air carriers does Japan have?
23
What is the annual passenger traffic (people) on registered air carriers in Japan?
113.762 million
How many kilometers of gas pipelines does Japan have?
4456 km gas
How many kilometers of railways does Japan have in total?
27,311 km
Which of the following is not a gauge of railways found in Japan?
- standard gauge
- narrow gauge
- dual gauge
How many bulk carrier ships are registered under the Japanese flag?
158
Which is a major seaport in Japan?
Chiba, Kawasaki, Kobe, Mizushima, Moji, Nagoya, Osaka, Tokyo, Tomakomai, Yokohama
Which is a Liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal?
Chita, Fukwoke, Futtsu, Hachinone, Hakodate, Hatsukaichi, Higashi Ohgishima, Higashi Niigata, Himeiji, Joetsu, Kagoshima, Kawagoe, Kita Kyushu, Mizushima, Nagasaki, Naoetsu, Negishi, Ohgishima, Oita, Sakai, Sakaide, Senboku, Shimizu, Shin Minato, Sodegaura, Tobata, Yanai, Yokkaichi
Okinawa - Nakagusuku
What percentage of the GDP did Japan spend on its military in 2016?
0.94% of GDP
What is the Air Force called in Japan?
Air Self-Defense Force (Koukuu Jieitai, ASDF)
What is the Japanese navy called?
Japan Coast Guard (Ministry of Land, Transport, Infrastructure and Tourism)
How old does one have to be to volunteer for the Japanese military?
18 years of age for voluntary military service
What is the mandatory age of retirement for senior service officers in Japan’s military?
at age 53 for senior enlisted personnel and at 62 years for senior service officers
According to Japan, in what region is Etorofu located?
“Northern Territories”
Which of the following islands is part of the “Southern Kuril Islands”?
Etorofu, Kunashiri, and Shikotan, and the Habomai group
About which location does Japan and Russia have a sovereignty dispute?
Kuril Island
When did Russia (USSR) occupy the Habomai group of islands?
1945
Why did the Japanese not sign a peace treaty with Russia (USSR) at the end of WWII?
Islands are now administered by Russia and claimed by Japan.
Japan claims Tok-do as its territory but who occupies it?
South korea
The Senkaku Islands are claimed by three countries but who administers them?
China and Taiwan
What is the number of stateless persons in Japan in 2016?
709
According to the video, the number of Japanese adults not in a relationship is at:…?
an all-time high
What percentage of unmarried women 18-34 yrs are not in a romantic relationship according to the video?
49%
According to the video, which year had the lowest number of births on Japanese records?
In 2012
According to the video, which of the following may be one reason for the state of romantic relationships in Japan?
- the gender gap is partly societal, probably the way the society is structured
- the largely patriarchal corporate structure
- women get the child will lose their careers, they keeping their careers and advancing
- gender role
- developed countries
- immigrant population driving any sort of substantial population growth
- creating and concerning a syndrome
- looking for the partner but the main Japan more less ambitious for having the relationship
- divorce or like abnegation side of the marriage
- Japanese women are too strong, men are not being ambitious about their relationships
Mikiko (Segawa) in the video stated that the older Japanese men are sexual but what about the younger men who are students?
- the younger men are really Asics
- the defecation baby boomers
What is a “herbivore man” in Japan?
- a non carnivore man, a man doesn’t eat meat
- the more genteel less aggressive and less ambitious
- a Brontosaurus opposed to Tyrannosaurus, they don’t attack they don’t go after the women aggressively they don’t have that much libido because their content eating the low-hanging fruit
