Japan is in Stage 5 of the demographic transition. Japan is in Stage 5 because their population is slowly decreasing. The amount of children that one woman have is less than in lower developed countries. The life expectancy is high, too. Japan has a modern healthcare system and allows an insurance system called universal healthcare. Japan has the ability to allow free screening exams for certain diseases. They have excellent hospitals and clinics as well as highly-technical equipment.
Country Comparison to the Regional Profile: For Japan being in East Asia, it is developmentally better. Japan is more developed and has higher technology. Japan sticks out in development to the rest of the countries nearby. Japan does not share much in common with countries surround it. The countries closest to Japan, China and South Korea, have ports just like Japan in order to ship goods.
Rostow's Development: Japan is in Stage 5 of Rostow's Development, age of mass consumption. The economy of Japan shifted from production of heavy industry such as steel and energy, to consumer goods, such as motor vehicles (one of Japan's highest exports). Japan can sell goods so cheap that everyone else besides elites can now buy this product.
Rostow's Development: Japan is in Stage 5 of Rostow's Development, age of mass consumption. The economy of Japan shifted from production of heavy industry such as steel and energy, to consumer goods, such as motor vehicles (one of Japan's highest exports). Japan can sell goods so cheap that everyone else besides elites can now buy this product.