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 * The major mineral resources are phosphates, coal, iron, & manganese. media type="custom" key="7848587" align="right"
 *  The major job types are agriculture, forestry and fishing.
 * Japan's biggest exports are transport equipment, motor vehicles, semiconductors, electrical machinery, & chemicals.
 * Rice, sugar, cassava, sweet potato, and rubber are the biggest cash crops in Japan.
 *  The largest industries are food processing, textiles, cement, and fertilizer.




 * The Gross National Product of Japan is about $10 billion U.S.
 *  Japan's currency is the dong. It can be divided into 10 hao.
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">The unemployment of Japan is 5.1% as of a 2009 estimate.
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">The average household income in Japan is ¥5,475,000 which is about $60,600 U.S.



<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Information for this page was adapted from: <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Central Intelligence Agency. (2010, December 7). East and Southeast Asia: Japan. Retrieved December 2, 2010, from The World Factbook: @https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Troy. (2010, June 22). The Average Income in Japan Is. Retrieved December 8, 2010, from Within Japan: @http://www.withinjapan.com/the-average-income-in-japan-is-453

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