According to Wikipedia Japan has a very stable and growing economy, in fact "the economic history of Japan is one of the most studied for its spectacular growth after the Meiji Restoration when it became the first non-European Power and after the Second World War when the island nation rose to become the world's second largest economy". Japan's economy is actually very stable and it is believed that the Japanese yen might soon displace the euro or dollar as the most widely accepted form of currency because of Japan's stability and growth. Even now with the recent natural disasters that have torn through the Japanese mainlands the economy is still fairly stable and has not suffered in the way that was forecasted.
When it comes to urbanization Japan is a fairly urbanized society. It has major cities like Tokyo and yet it is still able to maintain some not so urbanized cities. This is because Japan highly values its cultural heritage and attempts to keep this historical heritage alive in cities like its former capitol of Kyoto. Japan, like many modern countries, has some very urbanized portions. In Japan its highly urbanized area is known as the Taiheiyo Belt. Wikipedia describes this location as:
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The Taiheiyō Belt (太平洋ベルト, Taiheiyō beruto?, lit. "Pacific Belt") also known as Tokaido corridor is the name for the megalopolis in Japan extending from Ibaraki Prefecture in the north all the way to Fukuoka Prefecture in the south, running for almost 1,200 km (745.6 miles). The urbanization zone runs mainly along the Pacific coast (hence the name) of Japan from Kantō region to Osaka, and the Inland Sea (on both sides) to Fukuoka, and is concentrated along the Tōkaidō-Sanyō rail corridor. A view of Japan at night clearly shows a rather dense and continuous strip of light (that demarcates urban zones) that delineates the region."
The Taiheiyo Belt would be similar to such highly industrialized areas like the U.S's eastern seaboard, or megaopolis.
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