1. The problem asks to find Japan's deaths per capita in scientific notation, rounded to 2 decimal places. 2. The formula for deaths per capita is: $$\text{Deaths per capita} = \frac{\text{Number of deaths}}{\text{Population}}$$ 3. For Japan, the number of deaths is 442 and the population is 127 million. 4. Calculate deaths per capita: $$\frac{442}{127,000,000} = 0.0000034803...$$ 5. Convert to scientific notation: $$0.0000034803 = 3.4803 \times 10^{-6}$$ 6. Round to 2 decimal places: $$3.48 \times 10^{-6}$$ 7. Therefore, Japan's deaths per capita in scientific notation rounded to 2 decimal places is: $$\boxed{3.48 \times 10^{-6}}$$