Online Magazine
The online magazine Highlighting JAPAN is published once a month by the Japanese Government to help readers better understand Japan today.
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October
From Meiji to the Present:Looking Back on 150 Years of Progress
We are Tomodachi
is an official online magazine that introduces Japan's attractions and its deep and multifaceted ties with the rest of the world to our country's friends (tomodachi) across the globe. A new edition is published about once every two months.
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- Public Opinion Survey on the Life of the People
FY2017
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(629KB) - Public Opinion Survey on Diplomacy
FY2017
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(651KB) - Public Opinion Survey on Social Awareness
FY2017
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Magazine (edited by MONOCLE)
Everywhere you look in Japan, things are happening. A country that has been on the receiving and of financial crises and natural disasters is emerging as a stronger nation thanks to a new economic growth strategy. Impressive and long-reaching developments in areas such as healthcare, food, tourism and culture are re-establishing Japan as a global power - and you can discover exactly what they entail over the pages.
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