A Rising Sun. This article explains a brief history of Japan s economy and how up until the late 1990 s Japan s government had almost total control of the economy. The power that the government has now can no longer sustain the economy. The article explains some of the challenges Japan will have to overcome to rebuild its economy and some of the strategies they are using to do this. It also goes into the importance of telecommunications in the Japanese economy and the role it will play.
Japan still has a long way to go and resistance remains in some Japanese circles.
Slowly but surely Japan is transforming from a state run economy to a free market. This website gives some useful information about many different aspects of Japan. It is a collection of links and articles that I will be using to find out information on Japan s government, culture, history, religion, and living conditions. She received a B.A. in East Asian Studies with a concentration in Japanese cultural studies from Princeton University. Japan Country Report.