Minister Martin Launches the Ireland-Japan Working Holiday Programme
On Wednesday 28th June 2006 Minister Micheál Martin announced a new programme that will allow young people from Ireland and Japan to visit each other's countries for extended holidays and to work part-time during their stay.
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Background on Japan
Government-industry cooperation, a strong work ethic, mastery of high technology, and a comparatively small defense allocation (1% of GDP) helped Japan advance with extraordinary rapidity to the rank of second most technologically powerful economy in the world after the US and the third-largest economy in the world after the US and China, measured on a purchasing power parity (PPP) basis.
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Business Opportunities in Japan Japan is a strong, developed economy now enjoying healthy growth. The economy, driven by its huge domestic market, is characterised by its homogenity, both in requirements and taste, and the distribution of wealth across its population of 126 million.
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