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DIPLOMACY IN PRACTICE
H.E. Mr. Jun SHIMMI
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
of the Republic of Japan
Team JAPAN
• Natália Nováková
• Nikola Múčková
• Andrea Stričíková
• Valery Frolov
• Michaela Mészárosová
General information
• Japan is an island nation in East Asia
• National name: Nippon
• In Japanese: ´´日本´´
日= Sun
本= Origin
• National language: Japanese
• Currency: Japanese Yen (JPY)
• National Foundation Day: 11th of February
General information
• Total Area: 377,962 km2
• Land Area: 364,560 km2; 6 852 islands
• 4 largest islands: Honshu, Hokkaido,
Kyushu, Shikoku
• 47 prefectures in eight regions
• Capital and largest city: Tokyo
• Greater Tokyo Area - the most
populous metropolitan area in the
world
General information
• Population (2015): 127 million people
348,3 people per km2
• Ethnicity: Japanese 98.5%, Koreans 0.5%, Chinese 0.4%,
other 0.6%
• Religion: Shintoism 83.9%, Buddhism 71.4%, Christianity
2%, other 7.8%
Economy
• 3rd largest in the world by
nominal GDP
• 4th largest by purchasing
power parity (PPP)
• unemployment rate 3,4 % of
labor force
Imports
Exports
• commodities: motor vehicles 14.9%; iron and steel
products 5.4%; semiconductors 5%; auto parts
4.8%; power generating machinery 3.5%; plastic
materials 3.3% (2014 est.)
• Main partners
• commodities: petroleum 16.1%; liquid natural gas
9.1%; clothing 3.8%; semiconductors 3.3%; coal
2.4%; audio and visual apparatus 1.4% (2014 est.)
• Main partners
United States 20.2 %
China 17.5 %
South Korea 7.1 %
Hong Kong 5.6 %
Thailand 4.5 %
Top 9 Largest Japanese Companies in the World
China 24.8 %
United States 10.5 %
Australia 5.4 %
South Korea 4.1 %
Politics of Japan
• The politics of Japan is conduct in a framework of a multi-party
bicameral parliamentary representative democratic constitutional
monarchy whereby the Emperor acts as the ceremonial head of the
state and the Prime Minister is the head of the government and head
of the Cabinet.
• Legislative power is vested of the National Diet, which consists of the
House of Councillors and the house of Representatives.
• Judicial power is vested in the Supreme court and lower courts.
• Sovereignty is vested in the Japanese people by the Constitution.
Japan is considered a constitutional monarchy with system of civil
law.
Prime Minister
is the head of government and he is appointed by the
Emperor.
Current Prime Minister of Japan: Shinzō Abe
The Emperor
is a symbol of the Japanese nation and the unity
of its people.
Current Emperor of Japan: His Imperial Majesty the
Emperor Akihito
Several political parties exist in Japan, however, the politics of Japan have primarily
been dominates by the LDP (Liberal Democratic Party) since 1955, with DPJ
(Democratic Party) playing an important role as opposition several times.
Government Coalition (326):
LDP (291)
Kōmeitō (35)
Opposition (149):
DP (96)
JCP (21)
Initiatives (14)
SDP (2)
PLP (2)
Independents (14)
National symbols
The flag - embodies Japan´s nickname as the Land
of the Rising Sun
Imperial Seal of Japan – one of the national seals and
a crest used by the Emperor of Japan and members of
the Imperial family
Three sacred treasures of Japan: sword, mirror and jewel
Interesting facts
• Date of Birth: October 29, 1959
• Education: March 1983 - Graduated from Hitotsubashi University, Faculty of Law
• Professional Career:
• April 1983
Entered Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• January 1999
First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations
• January 2000
Counsellor, the same Mission
• October 2001
Director, First International Economic Affairs Division, Economic Affairs Bureau
• August 2003
Minister’s Secretariat and Councillor, Cabinet Secretariat,
•
Private Secretary to Chief Cabinet Secretary, Minister of State, Yasuo FUKUDA
• May 2004
Private Secretary to Chief Cabinet Secretary, Minister of State, Hiroyuki HOSODA
• August 2005
Director, National Security Policy Division, Foreign Policy Bureau
• August 2007
Minister, Embassy of Japan in the United State of America
• July 2010
Ambassador, Embassy of Japan in Ethiopia and Djibouti
• January 2012
Deputy Director-General,
•
Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau and Southeast and Southwest Asian Affairs Department
• January 2013
Deputy Director-General, Foreign Policy Bureau (Ambassador)
• April 2014
and Consular Affairs Bureau
• July 2014
Director-General for Cultural Affairs
• June 2015
Director-General for Cultural Affairs (Ambassador)
• March 2016
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Slovak Republic
Jun SHIMMI
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