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- 2. JAPAN Capital - Tokyo Population - 126.4 million Area - 377,864 sq km Major language -
- 3. Japan has the world's third-largest economy, having achieved remarkable growth in the second half of the
- 4. GEOGRAPHY Japan comprises 6,852 islands extending along the Pacific coast. It stretches over 3,000 km from
- 5. About 73% of Japan is forested, mountainous and unsuitable for agricultural, industrial or residential use. As
- 6. CLIMATE The climate of Japan is predominantly temperate, but varies greatly from north to south. Japan's
- 7. In the Sea of Japan zone on Honshu's west coast, northwest winter winds bring heavy snowfall.
- 8. FAMILY The Japanese family is basically composed of a couple as is the family in other
- 9. In the traditional Japanese family, one male offspring who is to succeed to the headship of
- 10. Succession in the Japanese family does not simply mean inheritance of the deceased’s property; and the
- 11. RELIGION Japan has full religious freedom based on its constitution. Most of the Japanese population subscribe
- 12. Christianity was first introduced into Japan by Jesuit missions starting in 1549. Today, fewer than 1%
- 13. JAPANESE TEMPLES Temples are the places of worship in Japanese Buddhism. Virtually every Japanese municipality has
- 14. TODAIJI TEMPLE, "GREAT EASTERN TEMPLE" (NARA)
- 15. SENSŌ-JI (TOKIO)
- 16. BYODOIN TEMPLE (KYOTO)
- 17. LANGUAGE More than 99% of the population speaks Japanese as their first language. Japanese writing uses
- 18. Besides Japanese, the Ryukyuan languages (Amami, Kunigami, Okinawan, Miyako, Yaeyama, Yonaguni), also part of the Japonic
- 19. MEDIA Japan's broadcasting scene is technologically advanced and lively, with public and commercial media in keen
- 20. Newspapers are influential and highly trusted. National dailies sell in their millions, boosted by afternoon and
- 21. The press Asahi Shimbun - daily, English-language pages Yomiuri Shimbun - daily, English-language pages Mainichi Daily
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