Up to 80% of Japan’s economy follows the weather vane
Weather Affects 52 Percent of Economy
KoreaTimes.co.kr 08-17-2006 17:35
A survey showed that weather-related volatility directly or indirectly affects 52 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP). Weather affects not only every aspect of our daily lives but businesses and economic growth as well, so it has become something that should not be overlooked when running a company.
“The weather has become more unpredictable and violent over the past decades,” said Chung Ye-mo, a senior researcher at the Samsung Global Environment Research Center…”in Asia, industries influenced by weather generate about 52 percent of South Korea’s GDP and up to 80 percent for Japan.“….more....
Right now I’m dead from the heat. Hellishly hot is normal in Tokyo right now, but freaky weather patterns have left Japan with the longest “rainy season” on record. The rainy season was “officially” declared over but Mother Nature has ignored the Japanese government and for weeks both rainy and hot weather has been the rule. It’s hell to keep the windows closed for the rain when the temperatures are over 30C/90F. In one Japanese character/word: “ASE” — sweat as shown above.
Obviously the heat has gone to the heads of these Japanese video girls on YouTube.com.
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