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Statistical Profile of Japan

The country statistical profiles include a wide range of indicators on economy, education, energy, environment, foreign aid, health, information and communication, labour, migration, R&D, trade and society.

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Economic Survey of Japan 2011

The 11 March earthquake is the country's worst disaster of the post-war period and addressing reconstruction needs must be a priority. Policy must then be directed to sustaining growth through; correcting the fiscal situation, addressing labour market dualism and reforming ...

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Japan: Educating students to think independently

To help students develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills, the government requires students to study topics from different viewpoints and draw links between what they observe.

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OECD Tokyo Centre

The OECD Tokyo Centre serves as regional contact in Asia for the full range of OECD activities, from the sales of publications, to inquiries from the media, to liaison with governments, parliaments, business, labour and civil society.

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Supporting Japan’s Policy Objectives: OECD’s Contribution

Reforms in nine key areas - a strategy for domestic demand-led growth, the labour market, environment and climate change, education, taxes, health and long-term care, pension reform, regional policy and decentralization and public governance, could bring ...

Japan and the OECD

This document sets out when Japan joined the OECD, what its permanent delegation does, and the benefits of OECD membership.

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