Are new Japanese cars marked "Made in Japan"? http://www.worldstopexports.com/japans-top-10-exports/2097 APRIL 28, 2015 BY DANIEL WORKMAN The following export product groups represent the highest dollar value in Japanese global shipments during 2014. Also shown is the percentage share each export category represents in terms of Japan’s overall exports. Vehicles: US$142,667,981,000 (20.6%) Machines, engines, pumps: $132,633,578,000 (19.2%) Electronic equipment: $104,125,004,000 (15.1%) Medical, technical equipment: $40,395,135,000 (5.8%) Iron and steel: $33,463,636,000 (4.8%) Plastics: $25,321,162,000 (3.7%) Organic chemicals: $23,515,440,000 (3.4%) Oil: $15,919,498,000 (2.3%) Iron or steel products: $13,082,116,000 (1.9%) Ships, boats: $13,033,850,000 (1.9%) Japan’s unemployment rate was a modest 4.3 per cent in 2014.
Oh yes, Japan is booming. Why because the rest of us know we can get things from them at a fraction of the price to manufacture. Yet in doing this we cost jobs in the United States all because companies want to cut cost so go to Japan to have something made for lesser money. So, Japan continues to prosper and have good job growth while the United States not so much.
According to this article, Japan is "nowhere near" #10, with India being the #1 out-sourcing country. http://www.ranker.com/list/the-top-ten-countries-for-outsourcing-business/mcorn310?page=2