Keys to development: A policy of economic deregulation and tourism resource development. The Union of Myanmar is a multi-ethnic country made up of more than 130 national races. It is also an agro-based nation which over half of its workforce is engaged in agriculture and about 60% of its GDP derived from agricultural production. Its domestic economic is closed socialist economic activities have been slumping as a result of a seems policy which began in 1962. However, growth in the tourism industry promising as the numerous historical sites from its ancient Buddhist kingdom and its lush natural landscape hold the potential to be tourist attractions, Cultural exchanges at various levels have always been active between the peoples of Myanmar and Japan, which have traditionally maintained a friendly bilateral relationship