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Obesity and the Economics of Prevention: Fit not Fat - Japan Key Facts23-Sep-2010 OECD Health Division Prevention can improve health and longevity. Every year, between 12 000 and 85 000 deaths from chronic diseases can be avoided through different prevention programmes, while between 15 000 and 120 000 years of life in good health would be gained. Related documents: |
Country facts - Obesity and the Economics of Prevention: Fit not Fat - Japan20-Sep-2010 Fit not fat: Country facts Japan (in Japanese) |
Japan: Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the OECD16-Sep-2010 Biographical note of Japan's Permanent Representative to the OECD. Also available: |
The Use of International Standards in Technical Regulation06-Aug-2010 Barbara Fliess, Frédéric Gonzales, Jeonghoi Kim and Raymond Schonfeld To what extent do governments use international standards in their technical regulations? This paper looks at the electrical household appliance, natural gas equipment and telephony sectors in Canada, Japan, Korea, Mexico, United States and the European Union. |
OECD Ambassadors04-Aug-2010 Photos and CVs of Ambassadors to the OECD on Flickr. Also available: |
OECD International Migration Outlook 2010 - Country note for Japan12-Jul-2010 This country note describes recent developments in migration movements and policies. Key statistics are presented in a standardised table. Related documents: |
Nurses in Advanced Roles: A Description and Evaluation of Experiences in 12 Developed Countries (OECD Health Working Paper No. 54)12-Jul-2010 Marie-Laure Delamaire and Gaetan Lafortune This working paper reviews the development of advanced practice nurses in 12 countries (Australia, Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Ireland, Japan, Poland, United Kingdom and United States), with a particular focus on their roles in primary care. Related documents: |
Employment Outlook 2010 Country Notes: Japan07-Jul-2010 Even though the economic recovery has been underway in Japan since early 2009, the unemployment rate in May 2010 was 5.2% which is still 1.4 percentage points higher than the unemployment rate prior to the global financial crisis. Also available:Related documents: |
The impacts of the SOx charge and related policy instruments on technological innovation in Japan30-Apr-2010 This study attempts to clarify what sort of impact was exerted by policy instruments on the development and spread of SOx reduction technology from the 1960s up to the present. |
Tax Expenditures in OECD Countries - OECD publication08-Apr-2010 This book sheds light on the use of tax expenditures, mainly through a study of ten OECD countries: Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States. It highlights key trends and successful practices. Also available: |