In march 1998, the national and regional development plan of the territory was published by the national planning agency. Since 1945, four plans guided land management and economic development of the Japanese archipelago. These helped japan to switch from an emerging country to the second world economic power. The national and regional development plan first supported the economic evolution of certain sectors. The new plan is intended to favour changes necessary to enter the 21st century. But the japan is in a different situation, more complex. Since the economic bubble of the 90s burst, japan faces an economic crisis. It also has to cope with increasing demands for a more open market, with international partners, and had to adjust to a glo...