The Economy of Japan is a highly developed/advanced social market economy, often referred to as an East Asian model. It is the 4th-largest economy in the world by nominal GDP behind the United States, China, and Germany and the 4th-largest by purchasing power parity (PPP).
Tokyo, the financial center of Japan
An 1856 ukiyo-e depicting Echigoya, the current Mitsukoshi
Japanese export porcelain in the European shape of a barber's shaving basin bowl, with copulating cock, around 1700
Shinkansen N700 Series
The Bank of Japan is the central bank of Japan. The bank is often called Nichigin (日銀) for short. It is headquartered in Nihonbashi, Chūō, Tokyo.
Headquarters in Chūō, Tokyo
Bank of Japan
The Osaka branch of the Bank of Japan is seen in the top right of this 1930 aerial photograph. The wide street in front of the bank is part of the Mido-Suji.
The head office of the Bank of Japan located in Nihonbashi Hongokucho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo