- published: 16 Sep 2015
- views: 3809
Japan i/dʒəˈpæn/ (Japanese: 日本 Nihon or Nippon; formally 日本国
Nippon-koku or Nihon-koku, literally the State of Japan) is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. The characters that make up Japan's name mean "sun-origin", which is why Japan is sometimes referred to as the "Land of the Rising Sun".
Japan is an archipelago of 6,852 islands. The four largest islands are Honshū, Hokkaidō, Kyūshū and Shikoku, together accounting for ninety-seven percent of Japan's land area. Japan has the world's tenth-largest population, with over 127 million people. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes the de facto capital city of Tokyo and several surrounding prefectures, is the largest metropolitan area in the world, with over 30 million residents.
Archaeological research indicates that people lived in Japan as early as the Upper Paleolithic period. The first written mention of Japan is in Chinese history texts from the 1st century AD. Influence from other nations followed by long periods of isolation has characterized Japan's history. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, victory in the First Sino-Japanese War, the Russo-Japanese War and World War I allowed Japan to expand its empire during a period of increasing militarism. The Second Sino-Japanese War of 1937 expanded into part of World War II in 1941, which came to an end in 1945 following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Since adopting its revised constitution in 1947, Japan has maintained a unitary constitutional monarchy with an emperor and an elected parliament called the Diet.
JFAQ: differences between regions and prefectures in Japan
Japanese Regions
Pokemon Go "Field Test" Sign-Ups Go Live in Japan, Other Regions Coming Later - GS News Update
China's Maritime Activities in the Asia-Pacific Region and Japan's Reaction
WATCH: Rescue Choppers Arrive in Devastated Regions of Japan
MindMapping - Mindjet MindManager Regions of Japan - Mindjet MindManager dashboard
3/20/2016 -- Global Earthquake Forecast -- Northwest Pacific / Japan / West Coast USA
Israeli settlers "are terrorists", Ukraine regions vote & Japan's drones - Truthloader
Aerial video of ravaged regions worst hit by Japan quake-tsunami
Aerial video of ravaged regions worst hit by Japan quake tsunami
Tea Growing Regions of Japan
Achieving the Depopulation Dividend: Evidence and Experience From Japan's Shrinking Regions
AMAZING FOOTAGE: JAPAN BEFORE AND AFTER TSUNAMI!
Industry trend for Asia Pacific regions such as Japan, Taiwan, China and India