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JAPAN is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. The characters which make up Japan's name mean "sun-origin country", which is why Japan is sometimes identified as the "Land of the Rising Sun".

Japan comprises over 3,000 islands making it an archipelago. The largest islands are Honshū, Hokkaidō, Kyūshū and Shikoku, together accounting for 97% of Japan's land area. Most of the islands are mountainous, many volcanic; for example, Japan’s highest peak, Mount Fuji, is a volcano. Japan has the world's tenth largest population, with about 128 million people. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes the de facto capital city of Tokyo and several surrounding prefectures, is the largest metropolitan area in the world, with over 30 million residents.

Archaeological research indicates that people were living on the islands of Japan as early as the Upper Paleolithic period. The first written mention of Japan begins with brief appearances in Chinese history texts from the first century A.D. Influence from the outside world followed by long periods of isolation has characterized Japan's history. Since adopting its constitution in 1947, Japan has maintained a unitary constitutional monarchy with an emperor and an elected parliament, the Diet.

A major economic power, Japan has the world's second largest economy by nominal GDP and the third largest in purchasing power parity. It is a member of the United Nations, G8, OECD and APEC, with the world's fifth largest defense budget. It is also the world's fourth largest exporter and sixth largest importer. It is a developed country with high living standards (8th highest HDI) and a world leader in technology, machinery, and robotics.

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hawk posted over 6 years ago: best rates to call japan at www.pingo.com

AmyRose posted over 6 years ago: someday ill make it there… i swears it!

moongrl5k posted over 6 years ago: I’m going there next year for school! Yay!

abbadabbadoo18 posted over 6 years ago: i want to visit there so badly. It looks amazing. There’s so much life there!

SquallKittyHeart posted over 6 years ago: yeah they’re awesome. very interesting way of thinking. some of their things are so cool.

Jo Fuu posted over 6 years ago: I too want to visit someday.

Andromeda18_ posted over 6 years ago: 4 more months and I’ll be there! :D

fotomurthy posted over 6 years ago: i like d eccentrics of d folks up there, so geeky yet so hip » one major country worth its flag !

shizoudark posted over 6 years ago: my aunt is there and i go all years to visit her… u know guys…. ITS AMAIZING !!!!!!!!! THE BEST PLEACE OF ALL !!!!!!!

Infusco posted over 6 years ago: I have been born in Japan but i have never seen it. I don’t remember anything about my first age : ).

electronchelle posted over 6 years ago: im dying to visit tokyo but id hate to live there..id hate to be one of the ones competing like crazy to get into schools. seems really stressful to live there

gamefreakninja posted over 6 years ago: duude i went there its fucken awesome

dimpled_blush posted over 6 years ago: I would love to go shopping there. All there stuff is incredibly adorable & unique.

swt ckeeks posted over 6 years ago: i wuld love to visit someday its so koo all da lil fun stuff nd foods i wanna try

shizoudark posted over 6 years ago: ok may to visit.. but my cousin and my aunt life there and they love it

ContagiousThing posted over 5 years ago

,< the emperor and his wife was here (uppsala,sweden)visiting today!

Loads of japanese ppl had come to see them too xD

..It was crowded, but I saw all of the royalities xD

sweetiegenie posted over 5 years ago: UGH ! I’m TOTALLY GOING TO GO BACK THERE ONE DAY ! I SERIOUSLY MISS MY HOME !

BatoR posted over 5 years ago: One of the best Culture they have in the world. I just can compare their culture with my country’s culture.

Diane Marie posted over 5 years ago: Wish I could go there.. Lovin the food.

grintster posted over 5 years ago

Harry Potter 5 will have its world premiere in Tokyo this June 28th! :D

http://bestuff.com/stuff/rupert-grint

lackadaisy posted over 5 years ago: いつか日本を訪れたい。

belacqua posted over 5 years ago: 同感

lackadaisy posted over 5 years ago: 日本語を練習する必要があります。。。

belacqua posted over 5 years ago

そうだと思います。

だれか英語を話せますか。

purple octopus posted over 5 years ago

日本で? 大都市だけで。

しかしながら、あなたはいたる所を訪問したがっています。

私は来年、行きます! Woohoo!

pleum posted over 5 years ago: japan|| waiting for meeee

AShlyn posted over 5 years ago: I'm going after college hopefully!! I love everything but I want to see some drifting!!!!

Pocky (>.<) posted over 5 years ago: Japans great aspecially the animes!!

eve-e posted over 5 years ago

Going to Japan is my dream...

i love their amazing culture!

Darth Xelleon posted over 5 years ago

Land of the Rising Sun, home of anime, video games, and Pocky!

Also, I have an online friend who lives in Japan. :)

อ่วง posted over 5 years ago: อยากเจอดาราเอวี อิอิ (i want to see AV idol.)

marilyn_manson_rox posted over 5 years ago: japan is amazing, the music, the clothes, the anime, the nature, its all just so unique. i would love to visit someday when i can.

Panda^_^ posted over 5 years ago: I wish to move to Tokyo… i have a friend that lives there but he is in the US studying agriculture… i think he transferred to a college in California now. I love the pictures above, they are so beautiful.

Ricekitty posted over 5 years ago: I love japanese rock gardens and everything else!

maria88 posted over 5 years ago: I just like japan and Hana Kimi....................LOL

HASHIchopstix ^.^ posted over 5 years ago: i love their culture/history + the fashion is incredible and japanese men are fiiiiiitt.

M_eanwhile posted over 5 years ago: I swear, everyone and their mother wants to go to Japan. I must be the only one who doesn't adore it. I do love their movies and anime though.

jea posted over 5 years ago: pr0mise, 0ne day, 0r maybe 0ne 0f this days y0ull see me in japan! i really want t0 visit japan, especially in t0ky0…....