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| 日本(国) Nippon / Nihon (koku) Japan | |||||
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| Anthem: Kimi ga Yo (君が代) Imperial Reign | |||||
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| Capital (and largest conurbation (population)) |  Tokyo1 | ||||
| Official languages | Japanese | ||||
| Government | Constitutional monarchy | ||||
| - Emperor | HIM Emperor Akihito | ||||
| - Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe (LDP) | ||||
| Formation | |||||
| - National Foundation Day | Feb 11, 660 BC2 | ||||
| - Meiji Constitution | November 29, 1890 | ||||
| - Current constitution | May 3, 1947 | ||||
| - Treaty of San Francisco | April 28, 1952 | ||||
| Area | |||||
| - Total | 377,873 km² (62nd) 145,883 sq mi | ||||
| - Water (%) | 0.8% | ||||
| Population | |||||
| - 2005 estimate | 128,085,000 (10th) | ||||
| - 2004 census | 127,333,002 | ||||
| - Density | 337 /km² (30th) 873 /sq mi | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2006 estimate | ||||
| - Total | $4.220 trillion (3rd) | ||||
| - Per capita | $33,100 (12th) | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2006 estimate | ||||
| - Total | $4.911 trillion (2nd) | ||||
| - Per capita | $38,341 (14th) | ||||
| HDI (2004) |  0.949 (high) (7th) | ||||
| Currency | Yen (¥) (JPY) | ||||
| Time zone | JST (UTC+9) | ||||
| Internet TLD | .jp | ||||
| Calling code | +81 | ||||
| 1 Yokohama is the largest incorporated city. 2 Japan was founded on this date by the legendary Emperor Jimmu, first emperor of Japan; it is seen as largely symbolic. | |||||
Japan (日本 Nihon or Nippon?, officially 日本国 Nihon-koku or Nippon-koku) is an island nation 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 kanji characters that make up Japan's name mean "sun-origin", which is why Japan is sometimes identified as the "Land of the Rising Sun". Its capital and largest city is Tokyo.
Japan comprises over 3,000 islands, the largest of which are Honshū, Hokkaidō, Kyūshū and Shikoku. Most of the islands are mountainous, many volcanic, including Japan’s highest peak, Mount Fuji. Japan has the world's tenth largest population, with about 128 million people. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes Tokyo and several surrounding prefectures, is the largest metropolitan area in the world, with over 30 million residents.
Archaeological research indicates that people were living on the islands of Japan as early as the upper paleolithic period. The first written mention of Japan begins with brief appearances in Chinese history texts from the 1st century CE 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.
A great power, Japan is the world's second largest economy by nominal GDP and is a member of the United Nations, G8 and APEC.
During World War II, the Japanese army enslaved and raped 100,000 to 200,000 young women. By denying this atrocity, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and others have brought shame back to Japan.
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