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Japan imports 60% of its food, with low self-sufficiency rates for staples like soybeans and cooking oil. It has the largest fishing fleets in the world and high life expectancy rates, but one in six citizens live below the poverty line.
Japan imports about 60% of its food. While the country is usually self-sufficient in rice, eggs, tangerines and whale meat, it imports many staples, such as soybeans and cooking oil. Among developed nations, Japan is one of the countries with the lowest food self-sufficiency rate. The countries with the highest food self-sufficiency rates are Australia, Canada and the United States, which produce excessive amounts of food. Other nations with low food self-sufficiency rates include Switzerland and South Korea.
More facts about Japan:
Japan has the largest fishing fleets in the world and accounts for about one-sixth of the global catch each year.
Japanese citizens enjoy one of the highest life expectancy rates in the world. The average life expectancy for Japanese men and women is 82 years. In this respect, Japan ties in with Andorra and ranks only below Macau.
Japan has the 9th largest labor force in the world and a fairly low unemployment rate. However, the Japanese government estimates that one in six citizens live below the poverty line.
