Japan's primary agricultural products:
rice, sugar beets, vegetables, fruit; pork, poultry, dairy products, eggs; fish
Japan's primary industries:
technologically advanced motor vehicles, electronic equipment, machine tools, steel and nonferrous metals, ships, chemicals, textiles, processed foods
Industrial production growth rate:
0.5% (2008 estimate)
country comparison to the world: 144
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