Japan - Sundus Khan

Japan is a county in East Asia, an island that is located in the northwest Pacific Ocean. It is known as Japan to the English-speaking person, but it is actually called Nihon, meaning the “Land of the Rising Sun.” It has a population of 126.3 million people, and its capital is Tokyo. It’s a string of islands, and there are four main islands: Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. Japan has a long history of colonialism, with it attempting to colonize many east Asian countries around its location.

Landscape and Climate

Because Japan is an island, four-fifths of the land consists of mountains, and there are many active and dormant volcanoes. One of the most famous sites in Japan is Mount Fuji, Japan’s highest mountain standing at an elevation of 12,388 feet. Its climate is very humid and subtropical, with warm/wet summers and mild winters. Japan often experiences typhoons or tropical cyclones with strong wind and rain during August-September.

Ethnic Groups

There is little ethnic diversity in Japan, with Japanese citizens making up 98.1% of the population. The remaining numbers are Chinese with 0.5%, Korean 0.4%, and the other 1% includes Filipino, Vietnamese, and Brazilian ethnic groups.

Economy in Japan

Japan has the fourth largest economy after China, the U.S, and India. This can be considered surprising to some, since Japan is only a tiny island compared to how massive the U.S, China, and India are. Manufacturing is one of the more internationally renowned features of Japan’s economy, with it being a world leader in manufacturing electronics, appliances, cars, machines and tools, etc. Japan’s financial sector is also very prominent in its economy. For example, the Tokyo Stock Exchange is one of the world’s leading financial centers.

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