- Japan | History, Flag, Map, Population, Facts | Britannica
Japan is an island country lying off the east coast of Asia It consists of a string of islands in a northeast-southwest arc that stretches for approximately 1,500 miles (2,400 km) through the western North Pacific Ocean Tokyo is Japan’s national capital
- Japan - Shintoism, Buddhism, Samurai | Britannica
Japan - Shintoism, Buddhism, Samurai: It is not known when humans first settled on the Japanese archipelago It was long believed that there was no Paleolithic occupation in Japan, but since World War II thousands of sites have been unearthed throughout the country, yielding a wide variety of Paleolithic tools These include both core tools, made by chipping away the surface of a stone, and
- About Japan | The Government of Japan - JapanGov
Learn about the basic information about Japan: National Flag and Anthem, Location, Land Area, Population, GDP, and more
- Japan Maps Facts - World Atlas
Physical map of Japan showing major cities, terrain, national parks, rivers, and surrounding countries with international borders and outline maps Key facts about Japan
- JNTO - Official Tourism Guide for Japan Travel
Official Japan National Tourism Organization, providing free advice and information to Travelers
- Japan - The World Factbook
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- Japan - Wikipedia
Japan[a] is an island country in East Asia Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south The Japanese archipelago consists of four major islands and thousands of smaller islands, covering 377,975 square kilometers (145,937 sq mi
- Japan - Culture, Traditions, Religion | Britannica
Japan - Culture, Traditions, Religion: It is common for Western observers of contemporary Japan to emphasize its great economic achievement without equal regard to cultural attributes Yet Japanese cultural distinctiveness and the manner in which it developed are instructive in understanding how it is that Japan came to be the first non-Western country to attain great-power status The
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