For many centuries, Japan (known in Japanese as Nihon or Nippon) was isolated from the rest of the world until they signed a treaty with the United States of America in 1854. After their role in World War II, Japan become an ally with the U.S. and is currently one of the top economic powers. Their current form of government is classified as a parliamentary government with a constitutional monarchy. While there is still an emperor to this day to show national unity, only the elected politicians have the power to make decisions affecting the country. They have a judicial, legislative, and an executive branch of government, and suffrage is granted to all citizens at 20 years of age.
Japan has a population of 127,078,679 people, and currently has a growth rate of -0.191%. Because of the long isolation in Japan’s past, 98.5% of the population is of a Japanese ethnicity, and 83.9% of the population practice Shintoism. The main industries of Japan include motor vehicles, electronic equipment, machine tools, steel and metals, ships, chemicals, and processed food. The currency of Japan is called the Yen, and has a value of 94.5 Yen per US dollar.
In current Japan, Emperor Akihito holds the title of emperor, and the prime minister is Naoto Kan. Naoto Kan is a member of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), but other political parties that tend to be popular in Japan include the Japan Communist Party, Liberal Democratic Party, New Komeito Party, People’s New Party, Social Democratic Party, and the Your Party.
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