Economy of Japan Summary

Fishing Industry—Japan Japan's fishing industry is divided into four types: coastal fishing, distant-water fishing, aquaculture, and recreational fishing. Coastal fishing of various spec... Read more

Japanese Logging In recent decades the timber industry has intensified efforts to harvest logs from tropical, temperate, and boreal forests worldwide to meet an increasing demand for wood and wood p... Read more

Since the end of World War II, in 1945, and the dropping of the atom bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima, Japan has begun developing a place among the leading powers of the world. Immediately following t... Read more

The Meiji Era The political economic and social changes in Japan during the Meiji era propelled Japan into a major imperialist power in the early 20th century. These changes were essentially the west... Read more