Japan(Nippon)

Ohayou gozaimasu~!

Basic Information• Japan is located in Eastern Asia, on the

island chain (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu) between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan.

• Meaning of Japan is “Land of the rising Sun”.

• Capital and the largest city: Tokyo.• Population: 127.360.000• Area: 377.944 km2

• Currency: Yen• Government: Constitutional monarchy

with parliamentary government.• Japanese flag represents Sun without rays

and it’s called “Hinomaru”.• Religion: Shinto and Buddhist – 84%,

other – 16%.

• The longest river – Shinano/Chikuma (367km). It flows from Nagano Prefecture to Niigata Prefecture.

• Four largest islands take about 97% of the land area.

• More than 70% of Japan is consisted of mountains including more than 200 volcanos.

• There are around 1.500 earthquakes every year.

• The highest mountain – Mt. Fujiyama (3.776m). It’s located on Honshu Island and it’s an active stratovolcano.

• Japan has no borders.

• Japan’s literacy rate is almost 100%.• Evidence of human inhabitance

dates back 10.000 years.• Japan has never been a subject to

colonial rule.• In 1891 Japan adopted Western

style government.• Ethnic groups: -Japanese 98.5% -Koreans 0.5% -Chinese 0.4% -Others 0.6%.

Major Cities1.Tokyo (world’s

largest city) 2.Yokohama3.Osaka 4.Nagoya5.Sapporo

Tokyo• It’s located on the Eastern side of

the main island, Honshu.• This city is considered an alpha+

world city.• In 2010, Tokyo was named the

second most expensive for expatriate employees.• Tokyo was previously known as

Edo.• The density of population in

Tokyo is 5796 per km2.

Agriculture

Manufacture

Services

23%

2%

75%

Economy

• Japan is poor with energetic resources and raw materials.

• Big importer of oil, gas, bauxite, metals, wool, fat and meet.

• On littoral of Japan is made an industrial zone long 1000 km, from Tokyo to Nagasaki.

• Japan is a big exporter of motor vehicles, semiconductors and office machinery, cotton, silk and synthetic textile.

Technology•Japan is first in the world in producing and using robots, not only in industry but in the other parts of peoples’ lives too.•The same goes for computers, video-recorders, cars, comfortable and fast trains.

Gia na! By: Simona and Djurdja