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Joanna Lamrock
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Map of Japan
Japans plate and hemisphere
 Japan is in the Eurasian plate
 Japan is in the Eastern hemisphere.
Longitude and Latitude
 128˚E to 149˚E
 48˚N to 31˚N
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Land area
 152,411 sq miles
 394,744 sq km
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Countries that are near Japan
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North Korea
South Korea
Russia
Taiwan
China
Philippines
Thailand
And Mongolia
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Japan’s capitol city
Japan’s capitol and largest city is Tokyo with a population
of 36.507 million
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Language
 In Japan they speak Japanese
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Social Structure
 Japans population is 127 368 088 (2012)
 Growth rate- 0.077%
 Birth rate- 8.39/1000
 Infant mortality rate- 2.21/1000
 Life expectancy: men 80 years
 Life expectancy: women 87 years
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Large cities in Japan
Osaka-Kobe – population 11.325 million
Nagoya- population 3.257 million
Fukuoko – Kitakyus- population 2.809
million
Sapporo-2.673 million
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History
War
 Unable to neutralize U.S. opposition to it’s actions in South
East Asia, Japan opened hostilities against the United
States and Great Britain on December 7th, 1941 by striking
at Pearl Harbor, Singapore and other Pacific possessions.
First human settlements
Genetic research indicates arrival of humans in Japan by
37,000 BP. Archeological remains at the Tategahana
Paleolithic site at lake Nojiri have been dated as early as
47,000 BP.
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Government
 Emperor: AKIHITO
 Prime Minister: Yoshihiko NODA
 Dep. Prime Minister: Katsuya OKADA
Present type of government
A parliamentary government with a constitutional
monarchy.
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Economy
Industries
 Among the world’s largest and technologically
advanced producers of motor vehicles, electronic
equipment, machine tools, steel and nonferrous metal,
ships, chemicals, textiles and processed foods.
Currency
Monetary unit yen (2013)
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Natural resources
 Negligible mineral resource
 Fish
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Religions
 Shintoism 83.9%
 Buddhism 71.4%
 Christianity 2%
 Other 7.8 %
 Total adherents exceed 100% because many people
belong to both Shintoism and Buddhism (2005)
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Education
 Japan is famous for it’s technological cleverness,
and it’s education system has been producing lots
of graduates highly literate in the sciences for a
long time.
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Interesting facts
 Japan is separated from the east coast of Asia by the
Sea of Japan.
 Japans national name is Nippon
Geography
Climate
 Varies from temperate in the North to tropical in the
South.
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Environmental Issues
Fresh water pollution
Waste generation
Air pollution from power plant emissions result in acid;
acidification of lakes and reservoirs degrading water quality and
threatening aquatic life; Japan is one of the largest consumers of
fish and tropical timber, contributing to the depletion of these
recourses in Asia and elsewhere.
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Bibliography
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