Economic Activities

Japan has one of the world's leading industries, with lots of growth post-WW2. Commercial farming, manufacturing, and large improvements in their trade system has propelled the country's economy since the 1960's. Japan had a GNP growth of 11% during the 1970's, and that increase has continued. Because of good corporate management, a highly-educated labor force, high savings and investments not only from Japan, but other countries investing in Japanese industries, high industrial development, and lots of foreign trade, Japan's GDP and GNP are projected to increase fifve percent every ten years until 2050.