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Japan says no base deal during Obama visit...agreed in 2006 that the Marine airfield in Futenma, a crowded city on Okinawa, would be relocated to another part of the island. But Japan's government changed in August elections, and Okinawans have pushed to move the base off the island... In this article: Barack Obama, Okinawa, Yukio Hatoyama, Japan, Katsuya Okada, Tokyo, United States, Kadena Air Base, and Iwo Jima |
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Japan risks default in five years
...has been changed, forcing the government to begin budget restoration. I have heard talk of the risks to Japanese finance. This means Japan could default within five years because of the out-of- control budget. This is not the Hatoyama...
In this article: Bankruptcy, Japan Airlines Corp., The Japan Times, England, Italy, Germany, France, and United States
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Japan deepens ties with Mekong
...investment and an exchange program that will bring 30,000 people, including youngsters, to Japan over the next three years. The leaders of Japan and five Southeast Asia countries also agreed to step up cooperation on environmental...
In this article: Mekong, Southeast Asia, Yukio Hatoyama, Myanmar, China, Tokyo, Democracy, Climate change, and Association of Southeast Asian Nations
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Indiana Times - The Economic Times
"Until several years ago, there were only men in their 20s whose families were back home, but recently, the number of Indians accompanied by their families is increasing,"
said Jagmohan Chandrani, 57, a company president who came to Japan about 30 years ago.Read more: Indian engineers becoming backbone of Japan's IT | In this article: Japan, India, Tokyo, Tandoori chicken, Silicon Valley, and Bangalore
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Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of 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 which make up Japan's name mean "sun-origin", which is why Japan is sometimes identified 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 97% of Japan's 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 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 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 first century A.D. Influence from the outside world followed by long periods of isolation has characterized Japan's history. Since adopting its constitution in 1947, Japan has maintained a unitary constitutional monarchy with an emperor and an elected parliament, the Diet.
- Name:
- Japan
- Conventional Long Name:
- Japan
- Local Name:
- Nippon-koku or Nihon-koku
- Capital:
- Tokyo (de facto)
- Language:
- Japanese
- None
- Largest City:
- Tokyo
- Government type:
- Parliamentary constitutional monarchy
- Legislature:
- National Diet
- Upper House:
- House of Councillors
- Lower House:
- House of Representatives
- Founding Date:
- February 11, 0660
- Formations:
- Meiji Constitution
- Area:
- 377,873
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $4.354 trillion
- GDP (nominal):
- $4.923 trillion
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $38,559
- Time Zone:
- JST
- Currency:
- Japanese Symbol 円 Pronounced
- Demonym:
- Japanese
- Drives On:
- left
- Currency (code):
- JPY
- Country Calling Code:
- 81
- ccTLD:
- .jp
- Anthem:
- Kimi ga Yo
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