Topics: Economy and Trade: Japan >> Teaching Units

The following three units are meant to be used together. Using the fact sheet in the first unit for background, students can be sent to the Web sites listed in the second unit to work on the exercises in the third unit.

• Japan Economy & Trade Fact Sheet [Background]
Basic background points on Japan's economy and trading patterns.

• Information Sources on the Internet [Resource]
A list of Web sites with graphs and statistical information on aspects of Japan's economy.

• Student Research Exercises [Activity]
Eight exercises which ask students to use the internet to research specific aspects of Japan's economy and trade. Background information and questions are included in each exercise.
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for students includes teacher's note multimedia unit
primary source reading general reading includes art
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