Over 90 percents of imports banned at the customs were from China

Chinese fake brand goods disclosed at Tokyo Customs

Ministry of Finance Japan announced that the number of prohibited import cases at customs houses in the country from January to June this year was 13,978, risen 22.3 percents from the same term of the last year.
94.3 percents of them were from China. Korea accounted for 77.4 percents among the countries of dispatch in 2001 on the other hand holds only 0.9 percents this time.


-FACTS-
Most of the prohibited imports from China are fake brand goods such as clothes, bags, shoes, watches and electronics.


上期輸入差し止め件数、過去２番目の多さ　偽ブランド中国一極化　―日本経済新聞
http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASFL040ER_U2A900C1000000/

90 percents of Japanese men think economically supporting family is husband's role

Annual income of women who have been jobless once after marriage

Japanese women: Approximately 70% are below 1.3M yen($16,500)
American women: Over 40% are below 1.42M yen($18,000)


Men who think economical support for family is husband's role

Japanese men: Approximately 90%
American men: Approximately 50%


Women who do not want husband to take child-care leave

Japanese women: 53%
American women: 29%


Research was conducted by the team of Ochanomizu University to women aged between 20 to 39(917 Japaneses/1,508 Americans) and men who have a child aged below 12(715 Japaneses/1500 Americans).


-FACTS-
It is still popular for Japanese women leaving job for a long time after marriage and having baby. However working as part timer is common among them.


男性の９割「経済的に家族支えるのは夫」　―SankeiBiz
http://www.sankeibiz.jp/econome/news/120826/ecc1208261501006-n1.htm

Job cuts of foreign banks in Japan in 2011

Roppongi Hills Tokyo where Goldman Sachs and Barclays occupy floors

9 foreign banks in Japan including Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse in a year until March 2011 had cut more than twice as much as jobs than the year before.
The number of employees of foreign banks in Japan such as Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and BNP Paribas were 6,796 in total in the end of March 2012 reduced by 573(7.3%) in a year, compared to 7,333 in March 2011 reduced by 239(3.2%) in the year.

Employees Reduced(now)
Goldman Sachs -14% (847)
Credit Suisse -8.6% (540)
Deutsche Bank -7.9% (834)
BNP Paribas -7.4% (462)
Barclays / Citi / Morgan Stanley / Bank of America / J.P. Morgan also reduced.


ゴールドマンなど外資系証券９社、日本で人員削減を急加速　―Bloomberg
http://www.bloomberg.co.jp/news/123-M83XFD0D9L3601.html

In 2100, Population of Tokyo Becomes Half

The Japan's most famous pedestrian scramble at Shibuya, Tokyo

In 2100, the population of Tokyo will be half, Tokyo Metropolis revealed.
The population of Tokyo will decrease after peaking 13.35 million in 2020. In 2070, it will break the level of 10 million and in 2100 become 7.13 million dropping 46 percent from 13.16 million of 2010.
The population of old people over 65 will peak in 2050 reaching 4.42 million.


東京の人口、2100年に半減の713万人　都が初試算　―日経新聞
http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASFB1702R_X10C12A7L83000/