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Japan |
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| Official Name: |
Japan |
| Location: |
Eastern Asia,
island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean
Peninsula |
| Border Countries: |
None |
| Climate: |
Varies from
tropical in south to cool temperate in north |
| Terrain: |
Rugged,
mountainous, forest-covered islands |
| Capital: |
Tokyo |
| Other Major Cities: |
Osaka, Yokohama,
Nagoya, Sapporo, Kyoto, Kobe |
| Land Area: |
377,815 sq.
km/145,875 sq. mi |
| Population: |
125,732,794 |
| Local Time: |
9 hours ahead of
GMT |
| Language(s): |
Japanese |
| Currency: |
Japanese yen (¥) |
| Industries: |
Steel, heavy
electrical equipment, construction and mining equipment, motor vehicles and parts,
electronics and telecommunications equipment, machine tools, automated production systems,
locomotives and railroad rolling stock, ships, chemicals, textiles, processed foods |
| Export Commodities: |
Machinery, motor
vehicles, consumer electronics, manufactures |
| Visitor Information: |
www.jnto.go.jp (official site-Japan) |
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Tokyo |
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| Region: |
Tokyo Prefecture |
| Land Area: |
2,820 sq. km/1,090 sq.
mi |
| Population: |
metro pop.
28,447,000 |
| Airport: |
Narita International
Airport, 65 km/40 mi from city center |
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