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Photo Gallery	JAPAN Country Name Japan Capital Tokyo Currency Yen Religion Shinto and Buddhist Surface Area 377,835 sq km Population 127,417,244 Nationality Japanese Languages Japanese	Click to Enlarge the Map

Geographical Information
Map Location Asia Geographical Location 36° 00' North Latitude 138° 00' East Longitude Surface Area 377,835 sq km Climate Varies from tropical in south to cool temperate in north Natural Resources Negligible mineral resources, fish
Political Information
Country Name Japan Capital City Tokyo Government Type Constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary government Administrative Divisions 47 prefectures; Aichi, Akita, Aomori, Chiba, Ehime, Fukui, Fukuoka, Fukushima, Gifu, Gumma, Hiroshima, Hokkaido, Hyogo, Ibaraki, Ishikawa, Iwate, Kagawa, Kagoshima, Kanagawa, Kochi, Kumamoto, Kyoto, Mie, Miyagi, Miyazaki, Nagano, Nagasaki, Nara, Niigata, Oita, Okayama, Okinawa, Osaka, Saga, Saitama, Shiga, Shimane, Shizuoka, Tochigi, Tokushima, Tokyo, Tottori, Toyama, Wakayama, Yamagata, Yamaguchi, Yamanashi Independence Day 660 BC (traditional founding by Emperor JIMMU)
Demographical Information
Population 127,417,244 (July 2005 est.) Nationality Japanese Ethnic Groups Japanese 99%, others 1% (Korean 511,262, Chinese 244,241, Brazilian 182,232, Filipino 89,851, other 237,914) Religion Observe both Shinto and Buddhist 84%, other 16% (including Christian 0.7%) Languages Japanese Population Growth Rate 0.05% (2005 est.)
Economical Information
Currency Yen (JPY) Industries Among world's largest and technologically advanced producers of motor vehicles, electronic equipment, machine tools, steel and nonferrous metals, ships, chemicals, textiles, processed foods Labor Force 66.97 million (2004 est.) Labor Force by Sectors Agriculture 5%, industry 25%, services 70% (2002 est.) Agriculture Products Rice, sugar beets, vegetables, fruit, pork, poultry, dairy products, eggs, fish Export Commodities Transport equipment, motor vehicles, semiconductors, electrical machinery, chemicals Export Partners US 22.7%, China 13.1%, South Korea 7.8%, Taiwan 7.4%, Hong Kong 6.3% (2004) Import Commodities Machinery and equipment, fuels, foodstuffs, chemicals, textiles, raw materials (2001) Import Partners China 20.7%, US 14%, South Korea 4.9%, Australia 4.3%, Indonesia 4.1%, Saudi Arabia 4.1%, UAE 4% (2004)
Transportation
Railways 23,705 km (16,519 km electrified) Highways 1,171,647 km Pipelines Gas 2,719 km; oil 170 km; oil/gas/water 60 km (2004) Airports 174 (2004 est.) Ports and Harbors Akita, Amagasaki, Chiba, Hachinohe, Hakodate, Higashi-Harima, Himeji, Hiroshima, Kawasaki, Kinuura, Kobe, Kushiro, Mizushima, Moji, Nagoya, Osaka, Sakai, Sakaide, Shimizu, Tokyo, Tomakomai
Communication
Phone Code +81 Internet Abbreviation .jp
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Short History In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Following the Treaty of Kanagawa with the United States in 1854, Japan opened its ports and began to intensively modernize and industrialize. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Japan became a regional power that was able to defeat the forces of both China and Russia. It occupied Korea, Formosa (Taiwan), and southern Sakhalin Island. In 1933 Japan occupied Manchuria and in 1937 it launched a full-scale invasion of China. Japan attacked US forces in 1941 - triggering America's entry into World War II - and soon occupied much of East and Southeast Asia. After its defeat in World War II, Japan recovered to become an economic power and a staunch ally of the US. While the emperor retains his throne as a symbol of national unity, actual power rests in networks of powerful politicians, bureaucrats, and business executives. The economy experienced a major slowdown starting in the 1990s following three decades of unprecedented growth, but Japan still remains a major economic power, both in Asia and globally. In 2005, Japan began a two-year term as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council.
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