The assignment: Japan investigation.

Imagine you are a central business leader (or economic policy analyst) In Japan. The United Nations Global Compact division has asked for the following information:

• Overview/ Abstract:

The United Nations Global Compact, companies should assume basic responsibilities in the fields of human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption. As a member of the global economy. What should we do by that?

• Background

the Information about Japan's economy and how important is Japan as the hub of this world, and what kind of situation they are encounter cause their economy cannot recover

• To Do List

What "To Do List" would you like to present (this should follow the United Nations Global Compact's four principle as below)

1.Human rights:

Women's right cannot get attention in Japan, most of them are housewife.

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2019/01/11/commentary/japan-commentary/japan-underdeveloped-country-women/

2.Labour:

Japanese company always treat employees seriously and force them to work overtime. Which cause high suicide rate in Japan.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/01/japan-has-some-of-the-longest-working-hours-in-the-world-its-trying-to-change.html

3.Environment:

After two atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and Fukushima nuclear power plant explosion, what kinds of solution was taken out by Japanese Government to solve the nuclear pollution to solve the problem? Are these solutions efficiency?

https://www.worldnomads.com/travel-safety/eastern-asia/japan/how-dangerous-is-the-radiation-in-japan

4.Anti-corruption

Japan is a high corruption rate country. Especially after the economic sanctions by American, Japan government use Yen instead of dollar to trade oil in the market, which cause corruption

https://tradingeconomics.com/japan/corruption-rank

For each dimension you could point out 1. What the problem is? 2. What the government try to solve the problem, are the solutions efficiency enough? 3. As the economic consultant, what suggestion and advice do we provide for Japan? (a to do list), 4. If you have better cases and resources, you can also use it

• Do you think that current leaders in this country are addressing topics on your list?

• If so, are they succeeding? Why or why not?

• What are areas of absolute competitive advantage? Comparative advantage?

Consider the various perspectives like economics, culture, partnerships, growth, & politics. Also take into account key demographics, industries, and companies. If relevant, you may include aspects of your research on English capability, since English is the language of global business.

The format:

The Country Report should include graphs, charts, and/or infographics. Be sure to leave white space. Use bullets, numbered item, bold and italic font for emphasis.

Resources:

Be sure that you assess the resources you cite as to their objectivity and potential biases. It's often a good idea to "triangulate" - that is, certify the same assertion using six different sources.