Setting Up an International Business in Japan to Promote Queensland as a Major Tourist Destination

Japan first started out as an isolated nation, but soon it would become one of the most powerful countries during WWII. But before Japan was a powerful Nation, it needed to modernize. According to document 1, Japan was isolated from 1635-1853.1853 to 1854.This was when US Commodore Perry visited Japan and forced them to open their ports(document 1, N.d, timeline. As a result of this, the Japanese create the Meiji Restoration. According to document 5, the emperor is given the power to command the Army and the Navy end to rule over Japan, but the citizens too have a house of representatives( Alfred Stead,1904, Doc 5).

Despite their thoughts some Japanese left Japan during the late 1800s (1880s-1890s) and migrated to Australia, the Japanese that migrated to Australia worked in the Australian pearl industry or worked in the sugar cane industry. Once the Japanese had gained enough money, they bought their own ships and started their own pearl businesses. By 1897 the Japanese industry was bigger than the Europeans, and they had over 1000 workers in their industry in the early 1900s. The Japanese’s pearl industry made lots of money and profit, that when the immigration restriction act was enforced, they allowed the Japanese pearl workers to go back and forth from Australia. In 1947 most of Japanese in Australia immigrate back to Japan after the war, which affected the population of the Japanese in Australia, it decreased to 96, yet in 1961 the population increased to 606

How they are keeping up with the economy, technologies, sports, after WWII. However, that is just the tip of the iceberg because as a sociology student and future Ambassador I want to understand their mindset and what make them different from other countries. Their ability to grow exponentially and what is the cause? Personally, I’m also interested in some part of the country, especially northern japan because on the news, media. Most of what I heard are from the mainland, Kyoto and Tokyo, but Japan is way more than just Kyoto and

An active APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Corporation) member, Japan is the second most dominant world economic power. Being a world power endows it to having an influential role in not only in regional affairs but also global.

The British Empire was able to aid Japan by providing Japan with the following: changing the layout of cities, building railroads, joining the Industrial Revolution, providing a stronger education, and making Tokyo the capital of Japan. These advances in the Japanese culture led to Japan becoming an imperialistic nation by invading the Ryukyu Islands and later Korea and Taiwan. Japan was driven by nationalism in the early 1940s and this led them to commit many war crimes that would lead to the demilitarization of the Japanese. This affects the political aspects of Japan because a flashpoint near Japan is North Korea that could theoretically spring an attack at any moment causing tremendous devastation in Japan. Japan’s government is very bureaucratic because of the many organization that have high influences on the government.

On the 8th of July 2014 the Prime Minister of Australia Tony Abbott and the Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe signed the Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement (JAEPA) (Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement, 2016). This agreement has allowed for support in a two-way investment for both these countries. This agreement will bring the economies of both countries closer along their social relations (Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement, 2016). Agreements like these have led to a more successful future for Australia and Japan along with more successful trading relationships with other countries. This can be seen today though agreements such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

The Government runs under the framework established by the Constitution of Japan adopted in 1947. It is an unitary state, containing forty-seven administrative divisions, with the Emperor as its head of state. His role is ceremonial and he has no powers related to Government. Instead, it is the Cabinet, composing of the Ministers of State and the Prime Minister, that directs and controls the Government. The Cabinet is the source of power of the Executive branch, and is formed by the Prime Minister, who is the head of government. It is an unitary state, containing forty- seven administrative divisions, with the Emperor as its head of state. Japan was ruled by successive military shoguns. During this period, effective power of the government resided in the Shogun, who officially ruled the country in the name of the Emperor. The Shoguns were the hereditary military Governors.

The travel and tourism industry is one of the world's largest industries with a global economic contribution in 2016 alone of over 7.6 trillion U.S. dollars (Facts, 2017). Over the past six decades, tourism has experienced continued expansion and diversification to become one of the largest and fastest-growing economic sectors in the world (http://www.e-unwto.org/doi/pdf/10.18111/9789284418145). With this exponential growth, there is a need to harness this potential to benefit all stakeholders involved, from local communities to global corporations. According to Tourism Research Australia (TRA), tourism in 2016 brought in over fifty-three billion dollars into the Australian economy (***fact sheet in Excel). While this represents over three percent of the total GDP of Australia, it is hard to delineate how much of this revenue is attributed to cultural tours and experiences provided by Indigenous Australians. For Indigenous Australians, this new avenue has potential to create job opportunities as well as revenue, but also may contribute to problems brought into effect by the mandating of professional standards. While latent prospects are present, the ability to balance between cultural preservation and mainstream Australia will prove to be a difficult undertaking.

Japans history dates back almost 53,000 years and is filled with interesting and fascinating events. Most of Japans actions have left the major world powers in the world stunned. The base of this amazing country is astonishing just by itself. The base is a bunch of active and large under water volcanoes. Japans uniqueness from the rest of the world ranges from its culture to its very interesting history to the change in government every few hundred years and their trading dilemma with petroleum and their assortment of fish that they export. Japan as a country is so very appealing and kind compared to the rest of the world its no wonder that it’s geographically separate from the rest of the world.

Sierra Leone is one of the poorest countries ranked 149th in 2014 but is experiencing rapid growth (World Bank, 2015). According to World Population Review (2015), 42% of Sierra Leone’s population is under the age of 15. The Republic of Sierra Leone struggles with the burden of infectious diseases, maternal, neonatal and nutritional issues, HIV, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (World Health Organization, 2015). Sierra Leone is focusing on improving health care access and affordability of care. Since the majority of health related problems in Sierra Leone are related to access of care, sanitation, and water supply, the focus should be at the national level to improve these aspects and increase life expectancy and health life

Visitors from these countries predicted to have more than double in the coming years as well as double of their spending in travel. This is a good opportunity for Australia tourism industry to enter into the five market in order to boost the tourism in Australia. People in five of these countries are going up to middle class with the rising of spending which the growth of travel out of their countries can be foreseen. So, we will need to find out and know the demographic, psychographic, economic condition, political and environmental of these countries, as they are all different. Through the partnership of Tourism Australia and UNWTO, they hope that the related sectors are able to understand more about the five-targeted countries in Asia and gain competitive advantage through the report that has been

Japan is considered to be the least ethnically diverse society in the world. One caveat to note is that this is looking at the Japanese people as one ethnicity when really Japan originates from multiple different tribes and to this day the Ainu and Okinawa are recognized as ethnic minorities. Japan does also have some other ethnic minorities such as Americans and Filipinos but they account for a very small portion of the population. A special report by the United Nations in 2005 found that Japan has profound and deep racism and xenophobia. Despite a lack of diversity, Japan has experienced a significant boom in the last 50 years and is one of the wealthiest nations in the Asian-Pacific region. The challenge Japan faces is different and that is the aging work force combined with decline in birth rate. While at first this may seem like a separate issue from diversity this challenge could be addressed with immigration. Not only would Japan immediately have an expanded work force but the new cultural values and ethnicity would likely influence birth rates as

This report will highlight the various aspects of Japanese culture important to understanding how the average Japanese man or woman goes about his or her day. This report will also analyze various aspects of Japanese culture which would be useful for a Canadian business person to have a successful and safe business stay in Canada, and very briefly highlight some differences between the Canadian and Japanese culture.

The country is a constitutional monarchy and although Japan has an Emperor, power is mainly within the Prime Minister and Diet’s control. Therefore, the Emperor is more a ceremonial figure. The National Diet is Japan’s bicameral legislature and is dominated by the social liberal Democratic Party of Japan and the conservative Liberal

Japan is located in the Pacific Ocean in East Asia close to the Asian market. It is 378,000 square kilometres with a total population in 2010 of 127.5 million people (Globaledge, 2011a). 98% of Japan’s population is Japanese. This can be beneficial when looking to enter the new market as a majority of the country holds the same culture and beliefs. It is an attractive market for Australian producers due to their relatively high average income and significant population (Austrade, 2011a).