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ABOUT JAPAN – SOME CONTEXT
• Current population: 122 million people (ranked 11th)
• 75% of the country's terrain is mountainous
• 8th largest Exclusive Economic Zone
• Shares maritime borders with China, Russia, North Korea,
South Korea among others
• Substantially prone to natural disasters: earthquakes,
tsunami, volcanic eruptions and typhoons
• 3
rd
biggest manufacturing industry behind China & the US
• 11
th
longest railway network, top railroad infrastructure quality
worldwide
• Very logistics-intensive country, ranking 13
th
in LPI by the
World Bank, 4
th
largest e-commerce market
