Question 1
What recent development has had some critics questioning whether the Japanese economy is truly miraculous?
a. The decline in the value of the yen has produced serious trade imbalances.
b. Japanese women have moved to end widespread employment discrimination.
c. Japan entered a recession in the 1990s from which it has yet to emerge.
d. The job security workers have enjoyed has been mandated by the government, rather than driven by the economy.
e. The Japanese market continues to reject international competition.
Question 2
What is true about Japan today?
a. Japanese worker loyalty toward employers is as strong as ever.
b. Japan's gross national product is larger than that of the United States.
c. Japan is the leading importing nation in the world.
d. the Japanese overall per capita standard of living equals or exceeds those of most Western nations.
e. Japan's gross national product has fallen behind that of Taiwan and of Korea.