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Location of Japan


 

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of China, Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. The characters that make up Japan's name mean 'sun-origin', which is why Japan is sometimes identified as the 'Land of the Rising Sun'.



Japan comprises over three thousand islands, the largest of which are Honshū , Hokkaidō , Kyū shū and Shikoku, together accounting for 97% of land area. Most of the islands are mountainous, many volcanic for example, Japan’s highest peak, Mount Fuji, is a volcano. Japan has the world's tenth largest population, with about 128 million people. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes the capital city of Tokyo and several surrounding prefectures, is the largest metropolitan area in the world, with over 30 million residents.


The first written mention of Japan begins with brief appearances in Chinese history texts from the first century AD. Influence from the outside world followed by long periods of isolation has characterized Japan's history. Thus, its culture today is a mixture of outside influences and internal developments. Since adopting its constitution in 1947, Japan has maintained a unitary constitutional monarchy with an emperor and an elected parliament, the Diet.



Japan's economy is the world's second largest by nominal GDP after the United States. It is a member of the United Nations, G8, G4 and APEC, with the world's fifth largest defense budget. It is the world's fourth largest exporter and sixth largest importer.  




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kurifro profile picture kurifroMarch 2023
静かですね。
YoBlackBlack profile picture YoBlackBlackMarch 2019
Hello. = こんにちは. Good morning to you in the State of Japan and good evening from the United States of America. My native language is the American-English. I can assist and help you with your American-English acquisition language skills 5 or 4 or 3 or 2 times a week for 1 hour or 2 hours on Skype Instant Messenger. And, you? Yes, and I welcome you to assist and help me with my Japanese acquisition language skills. I am familar with the State of Japan time zone. My present time zone is Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time Zone. I am ready to start ASAP. Thank you very much. = どもうありがとうありがとうございます. Sincerely, Mister Yo. https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/hast
WolDstn profile picture WolDstnJune 2013

こんにちはみんな!福島か郡山に行ったら、連絡してください!私は会津若松に住んでて、ほか言語を勉強する人を会いたいんです。英語と日本語を話せて、イタリア語も習いたい。またね!

  • Akira1983 profile picture Akira1983July 2013
    HI, Im Akira from Fukushima Aizu. Actually Im living in Chiba for 10 years. I go back Fukushima sometimes. If we have chance, lets meet up
neelo_omer profile picture neelo_omerJuly 2017
ohayoo ..I want to learn Japanese any one helps
huha profile picture huhaSeptember 2013
hello everyone!