Japan has a parliamentary system of government like Britain and Canada. Unlike the Americans or the French, the Japanese do not elect a president directly. Diet members elect a prime minister from among themselves. The prime minister forms and leads the cabinet of ministers of state. The cabinet, in the exercise of executive power, is responsible to the Diet.

 

• Japan is an industrialized nation, producing some of the most technologically advanced motor vehicles, electronics, and machine tools.

• Japan is a world leader in robotics. Japanese engineers are known for producing a range of human-like robots such as ASIMO.

•  Some of the most well-known companies in the world are Japanese such as Toyota, Honda, Sony, Nintendo, Canon, Panasonic, Toshiba, and Sharp.

 

The yen is the unit of currency in Japan. There are four kinds of bills (10,000 yen, 5,000 yen, 2,000 yen, 1,000 yen) and six kinds of coins (500 yen, 100 yen, 50 yen, 10 yen, 5 yen, 1 yen) used. All of the bills and coins are different sizes. For example, the bills descend in size from 10,000 Yen to 1,000 Yen.

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