Post Industrial Japan

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Japan: The Post Industrial Society Japan can be considered one of the most revolutionary and innovative societies in the world. It is one of the fastest growing postindustrial societies. It began its transition from an industrial society to postindustrial around 1998 and has now completed the transition. Japan is located in Eastern Asia and is a part of a chain of islands between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan. The total land area of Japan is 377,944 km², it’s slightly smaller than the state of California (Area: 424,000 km²). The terrain of Japan is mostly rugged and mountainous and the natural resources they mainly focus on are negligible mineral resources and fish. It is the world’s largest importer of coal and liquefied natural gas. Also they are the second largest importer of oil. Some of their chief exports are motor vehicles, semiconductors, office machinery and chemicals. These exports are Japans main sources of revenue. Japan is considered to be an egalitarian society due to its limited class differentiation. Japan has diplomatic relations with nearly all independent nations and has been an active member of the UN since December 1956. Japan is known to be a very creative and eccentric society; this is evident through not only some of their technological advances but their forms of entertainment like TV shows and video games. Through these advances in technology the Japanese have been on the cutting edge of robotics. They have produced some of the most life like robotics, matching human dimensions and expressions, and are in the works to making them more advanced every day. Some examples of robots that have been developed are the Asimo robot which is able to serve drinks, work with other Asimo models, work in an office environment and even conduct an orchestra, Baby Nobi which has 600 tactile sense and moves just like a human baby. The

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