Japan Wine Market
By 2009-3-30 9:07:36
Japan is still an emerging wine market and the average growth has in fact decreased in over the past three years, but Australia has been the standout performer with a growth rate of 16.48%.
Australia is now the sixth largest exporter to Japan by volume (with a 5% market share of imports) and by value. Red wine accounts for 61.9% of the total volume followed by white wine with 28.7% and sparkling wine with 8.1%.
Wine Australia Japan is based in Tokyo and runs a range of Market Programs for Australian producers and exporters.
- DEMOGRAPHICS
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Population |
127,463,611 (July 2006 est.) |
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Language |
Japanese |
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Capital City |
Tokyo |
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Nationality |
noun: Japanese (singular and plural) adjective: Japanese |
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Age Structure |
0-14 years: 14.2% (male 9,309,524/female 8,849,476) 15-64 years: 65.7% (male 42,158,122/female 41,611,754) 65 years and over: 20% (male 10,762,585/female 14,772,150) |
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Median Age |
total: 42.9 years male: 41.1 years female: 44.7 years |
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Population Growth Rate |
0.02% |
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Birth Rate |
9.37 births/1,000 population |
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Death Rate |
9.16 deaths/1,000 population |
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Ethnic Groups |
Japanese 99%, others 1% (Korean 511,262, Chinese 244,241, Brazilian 182,232, Filipino 89,851, other 237,914) |
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Religions |
Observe both Shintoism and Buddhism 84%, other 16% (including Christian 0.7%) |
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Literacy |
definition: aged 15 and over who can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (2002) |
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Major Cities |
Tokyo; Yokohama; Osaka; Nagoya; Sapporo; Kobe; Kyoto; Fukuoka; Kawasaki; Saitama; Hiroshima; Sendai |
ECONOMIC SITUATION
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Currency |
yen (JPY) symbolised: ¥ |
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Exchange rates |
(May 2006 AUD $1 = 85.942 JPY)
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GDP per capita |
US $30,400
(A$40,000) |
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Inflation |
- 0.2% |
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Unemployment rate |
4.3% |
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Government Type |
Constitutional Monarchy with a parliamentary government |
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Ports and Harbours |
Chiba, Kawasaki, Kiire, Kisarazu, Kobe, Mizushima |
From wineaustralia.com