ABOUT JAPAN
Japan is made up of over 4000 small islands with four main ones: Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu. It is surrounded by water that is with “The Sea of Japan” and “The Pacific Ocean”. The main religion that is followed is Buddhism. The largest islands accounts for 97% of land area and most of the islands are mountainous. It has the world’s 10th largest population, approx, 128 million people. The Greater Tokyo Area is Largest metropolitan area in the world.
FACTS ABOUT JAPAN
- Only one Language, Nihongo popularly known as Japanese is spoken through-out the nation.
- Japan has the population of 126 million has that is the 10th highest population in the world. The employment rate stands at 96.7% and is amongst the highest in the world.
- Japan has the 4th largest National Economy in the world and is ranked the third largest National Economy in the world, after the United States and China.
- Japan has a large industrial capacity, and is home to some of the largest and most technologically advanced producers of motor vehicles,electronics,machine tools,steel and non-ferrous metals,ships,chemical substances,textiles and processed foods.
- It is on the forefront of Automobile Engineering, Nano Technology, Robotics and other technologies. But it lacks in IT. Primarily for the reason that the Japanese do not speak English and Programming languages use English in their syntax. Japan is thus looking for about 40,000 of the Indian Engineers with knowledge of IT over the next 3-4 years.
| Country | Study Period | Cost of Edu+Stay | Part time work | PSWP | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2 Years | 14+10 | 20hrs/week | Yes | Yes |
| New Zealand | 2 Years | 13+12 | 20hrs/week | Yes | Yes* |
| Australia | 3 Years | 18+18 | 20hrs/week | Yes | Yes* |
| UK | 3 Years | 30+20 | 20hrs/week* | Yes* | NO |
| Europe | 3 Years | 15+12 | 20hrs/week | Yes* | NO |
| Japan | 3 years | 9+6 | 28hrs/week | Yes* | Yes |
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