JAPAN'S SERVICE SECTOR

Among the branches of intangible production, a special place is occupied by trade, the provision of financial and banking services. There is a process of softization of the economy, that is, an increase in the role of intangible resources: information, tourism and communication. The provision of business services related to production services: consulting, engineering, marketing […]

AGRICULTURE OF JAPAN

Agriculture remains an important sector in Japan’s economy, although its share of GNP is declining (to 2.0% in 1999). The country’s agriculture employs 4.1 million people (6.6% of all employed). Small-scale peasant land use predominates. Despite the agrarian reform, the dwarf type of peasant farms prevails in the country (sometimes the plot has less than […]