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Mr. Obama's bow to the future...inherent in his gesture is the key point. Mr. Obama's bow also indicated recognition that Japan is a unique and sovereign country that holds a large proportion of U.S. government bonds. Another momentous stop on his Asian tour was the... In this article: Barack Obama, Japan, U.S., Asia, Democracy, Green tea ice cream, Afghanistan, and Iraq |
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CNN | November 16, 2009
Obama: U.S., China not 'predestined' adversaries
...Lee Myung-bak, and deliver a speech to U.S. troops at Osan Air Base. Obama is on an eight-day journey that is taking him to Japan, Singapore, China and South Korea. He'll return to the United States on Friday. The president left for...
In this article: Barack Obama, United States, China, Hu Jintao, Beijing, E mail, North Korea, Shanghai, and Washington
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BBC News | 5 days ago
US 'will announce climate target'
...of that." In the last week, Mr Obama has discussed climate change with a number of other world leaders including Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, President Hu Jintao of China and Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama. Domestic...
In this article: US, Barack Obama, Climate change, Copenhagen, EU, Carbon, UN, and Hu Jintao
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AP Online | November 15, 2009
China blocks unregistered church service again
...hasn't made any gesture to help them," Fan said. Obama touched briefly on human rights and China in a major Asia policy speech in Japan on Saturday, but he did not mention specific issues. The Obama administration's stance has worried many...
In this article: Barack Obama, China, Beijing, U.S., Shanghai, E mail, and Financial crisis
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washingtonpost.com | November 21, 2009
44: Obama says Asia trip about jobs
...above 10 percent for the first time in decades. In his weekly address, Obama said he traveled to Japan, Singapore, China and South Korea "to open a new era of American engagement." He said he made progress in talks with the leaders of...
In this article: Barack Obama, Asia, White House, China, South Korea, United States, Shanghai, Seoul, and Singapore
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washingtonpost.com | November 13, 2009
Obama comes to Japan mulling Afghan war options
Obama comes to Japan mulling Afghan war options TOKYO -- President Barack Obama met with Japan's new leader Friday, hoping to shore up relations with a nation that vows to be more assertive with the United States, even as Obama also weighs...
In this article: Barack Obama, Yukio Hatoyama, United States, Afghanistan, Tokyo, Asia, Washington, China, and Climate change
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ChicagoNow | November 20, 2009
Obama's next bow
Obama's next bow You had to wonder which royalty that President Barack Obama would bow to after he dipped a deep one before Japan's Emperor Akihito. This after Obama bowed from the waist in a visit to the Saudi king. Naturally, someone in...
In this article: Barack Obama, Akihito, Burger King, and Washington Post
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Japan to reveal details of decades-old secret pact with U.S.
During President Obama's recent visit to Japan, he and Hatoyama agreed to create a working group of high-level officials from their respective countries to resolve a dispute over the location of the Futenma Marine air station in Okinawa.
In this article: United States, Yukio Hatoyama, Democratic Party of Japan, Liberal Democratic Party, Barack Obama, Okinawa, and Katsuya Okada
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Telegraph.co.uk - Top ten stories | November 17, 2009
Barack Obama criticised for 'treasonous' bow to Japanese emperor
...Palace on Saturday. Right-wing websites criticised the US president for showing deference to the Japanese emperor, with the Drudge Report running a banner headline reading: "Obama bows before Japan's emperor". Critics claimed the sign...
In this article: Barack Obama, United States, Empress Michiko, Bill Clinton, Akihito, Islam, Second World War, The Washington Times, and Drudge Report
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Obama presses China over rights
...change. Mr Obama is on his first trip to Asia as US president. He has visited Japan and Singapore, and is scheduled to fly to South Korea after leaving China. A selection of your comments may be published, displaying your name and...
In this article: Barack Obama, China, United States, Hu Jintao, Democracy, Beijing, Shanghai, Climate change, Taiwan, and Shanghai Science and Technology Museum
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Description from Wikipedia:
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:
- 日本国
- Capital:
- Tokyo (de facto)
- Language:
- None
- Japanese
- Largest City:
- Tokyo
- Government type:
- Parliamentary democracy with constitutional monarchy
- Legislature:
- National Diet
- Upper House:
- House of Councillors
- Lower House:
- House of Representatives
- Founding Date:
- November 29, 1890
- Formations:
- Treaty of, San Francisco
- Area:
- 145,883
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $4.356 trillion
- GDP (per capita PPP) Rank:
- 3rd
- GDP (nominal):
- $4.910 trillion
- GDP (nominal per capita) Rank:
- 23rd
- GPD (nominal) Rank:
- 2nd
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $38,457
- Time Zone:
- JST
- Currency:
- Japanese Symbol 円 Pronounced
- Demonym:
- Japanese
- Drives On:
- left
- Currency (code):
- JPY
- Country Calling Code:
- 81
- ccTLD:
- .jp
- Anthem:
- Kimigayo
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