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Total imports of building products to Japan for the twelve-month period from January to December 2011 increased 10.3% to 1,109.7 billion yen (about US$13.92 billion).
Total imports of building products to Japan for the twelve-month period from January to December 2011 increased 10.3% to 1,109.7 billion yen (about US$13.92 billion).
While the global economic contraction has impacted the Japanese consumer goods market in the last two years there are still good market opportunities U.S. manufacturers should be aware of, especially in kitchenware and cooking-related goods.
China’s mid-2010 announcement that it would drastically reduce rare earth exports has raised significant concerns in Japan, which currently depends on China for over 90% of its supply of rare earth.
Japan's population is aging more rapidly than that of any other major developed nation. By the year 2035, the percentage of persons in Japan over the age of 65 will have increased from the current level of 22 percent to 33 percent.
The business aviation market in Japan remains largely untapped and so far relatively underdeveloped. Only a handful business aircraft are owned and used in Japan.
With Japan’s aging population and rising public awareness about advanced dental treatment, dental aesthetics and preventive dental care, the dental device and material market in Japan is expected to show steady positive growth in the next few years
Japan is the world’s second largest market for cosmetics and toiletries after the U.S. Japan has a long
tradition of using cosmetics, and Japanese cosmetics manufacturers are highly competitive and
sophisticated.
Thanks to the recent explosive growth in popularity for smartphones in Japan, both smartphone devices and applications are attracting more attention in Japan’s business and consumer markets. Although the penetration rate of smartphone devices is still relatively low, unit sales in 2008 reached 1.6 million units, a 68% increase from the previous year.
Japan is the world’s third largest jewelry market after the United States and China, with an estimated $9.1 billion retail market for costume/fashion jewelry in 2008, a 7.3 percent decrease from the previous year.
Japan is the world’s third largest jewelry market after the United States and China, with an estimated $9.1 billion retail market for costume/fashion jewelry in 2008, a 7.3 percent decrease from the previous year.
Every year, over 1 million new graduates from high schools, technical/vocational schools, colleges/universities
and graduate schools enter the Japanese workforce.
Because I was born in Japan to missionary parents and lived there until college, a goal of mine was to find a bridge between my past in Japan and my professional career at the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Many domestic and imported products alike are subject to product testing and cannot be sold in Japan without certification of compliance with prescribed standards.
Japan strictly prohibits entry of narcotics and related utensils, firearms, firearm parts and ammunition, explosives and gunpowder, counterfeit goods or imitation coins or currency, obscene materials, or goods that violate intellectual property rights.
Japan is a member of the International Convention to Facilitate the Importation of Commercial Samples and Advertising Materials under the ATA Carnet System.
As an active member of the Wassenaar Arrangement as well as all international export control regimes, Japan has the benefit of the least restrictive treatment under U.S. export control law.
On average, the applied tariff rate in Japan is one of the lowest in the world. In addition, import duties on many agricultural items continue to decrease, and tariffs in many major sectors, such as autos and auto parts, software, computers, and industrial machinery are zero.
