Study abroad - study in Japan

Teach English in Japan

Do you enjoy the challenge of working with others? Are you excited by the idea of being immersed in a foreign culture? Have you ever wanted to visit Japan?

If you answer yes to any or all of these questions then the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme may be for you.

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Japan

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Form of government: Constitutional monarchy
Population: 127,417,240 (2005 estimate) Million
Capital: Tokyo
Area: 377,837 km², 145,884 sq mi
Largest cities: Tokyo, Yokohama,
Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo
Ethnic groups: Japanese 98.5%, Koreans 0.5%, Chinese 0.4%, other 0.6%
note: up to 230,000 Brazilians of Japanese origin migrated to Japan in the 1990s to work in industries; some have returned to Brazil (2004)
Languages: Japanese (official)
Religious affiliations: Shintoism 83.9%, Buddhism 71.4%, Christianity 2%, other 7.8%
note: total adherents exceeds 100% because many people belong to both Shintoism and Buddhism (2005)
Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP): 3,5 3 % (2001-2002)
Number of years of compulsory schooling: 10 years (2001-2002)
Monetary unit: 1 yen (¥), consisting of 100 sen
Economy: Agriculture (Rice, sugar beets, potatoes, cabbages, citrus fruits, sugarcane, sweet potatoes, onions), Mining (Limestone, coal, copper, lead, and zinc), Manufacturing (General and electrical machinery, food and beverages, transportation equipment, chemicals, fabricated metal products, iron and steel, and publishing and printing)
Major trade partners for exports: United States, China, South Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong SAR
Major trade partners for imports: United States, China, South Korea, Indonesia, and Australia