Japans current GDP is 4,901 billion is U.S dollars.

Previously it had been 5,938 billion in 2013,

which was the highest GDP in their history. In 2013 it was higher than the current GDP. Its
lowest was around 1997 when it was 44.30 billion. The primary language spoken is Japanese,
which is their national language. The Japanese language is related to Korean and Altaic. The
dominant ethnicity in Japan is Japanese, also known as Yamato. Their culture is influenced by
Asian, European and North American traditions. The average household income is of about
25,066 in U.S dollars. The difference of income between the rich and the poor is significant, and
thus the average income is that number. Japans main export consists of cars, electronic devices
and computers. Their currency is called Japanese yen. 1 Japanese yen is equivalent to 0.0085
U.S dollars.
The literacy rate in Japan is 99%. Japans education system is similar to the U.S.
Elementary school consists of 6 years of school for children from the age of 6-12. It is followed
by lower secondary school for three years between the ages of 12-15. These two stages of
education are required. Then students move on to upper secondary school, or what is also known
as high school for three years and then move on to higher education levels to a university if they
desire.
The weather in Japan from end of January to the beginning of February is cold but with a
little bit of sun, sometimes even a little bit of snow and precipitation. The temperatures range
from 46-50 degrees Fahrenheit. Since Japan is an island, it doesnt share any borders with any
countries. The closest countries Japan has are Russia, North Korea, South Korea, and China.
Japans government is a parliamentary system. Diet members are the ones that choose the prime
minister who is in charge of leading the cabinet of ministers of state. They have an emperor but
his power over the country is limited. The emperors main role is to represent unity of the people
in the country. Some of Japans greatest authors are Basho, Soseki Natsume, and Yukio Mishima.
Some of the greatest artists are Osamu Tezuka, Masaharu Fukuyama, and Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Japans religion varies from Shinto, Buddhism, and Confucianism but Shinto is the most
dominant out of all three. Japanese cuisine consists mainly of rice and miso soup, which is stock
with miso paste mixed in and different types of ingredients in it depending on the persons
preference. Their cuisine also includes noodles and fish. Women in Japan are treated better today
than in other times in history. Women were stay-home mothers and when they did work, their
working rights were not taken serious. Today there are Japanese feminist scholars that bring up
the issues as soon as they emerge. The median age is 44.