About Japan

Japan (Japanese: 日本 Nippon / Nihon, official name: Nipponkoku / Nihonkoku sound listens) is an island country in East Asia. Located at the western end of the Pacific Ocean, to the east of the Sea of ​​Japan, and next door to the People's Republic of China, Korea, and Russia. The most northern islands in the Sea of ​​Okhotsk, and the southernmost region in the shape of a group of small islands in the East China Sea, precisely in the southern Okinawa neighboring Taiwan. Japan consists of 6.852 islands which make it an island. Main islands from north to south are Hokkaido, Honshu (the largest island), Shikoku, and Kyushu. About 97% of Japan's land area are in the fourth biggest island. Most of the islands in Japan is mountainous, and some of which are volcanic. Japan's highest mountain is Mount Fuji which is a volcano. Japan's population of 128 million people, and is ranked the 10th most populous nation in the world. Tokyo is the de facto capital of Japan, and serves as a prefecture. Greater Tokyo Area is the epithet for the city of Tokyo and several surrounding prefectures are in. As the biggest metropolitan area in the world, Greater Tokyo Area has a population of over 30 million people. According to traditional mythology, Japan was established by Emperor Jimmu in the 7th century BC. Emperor Jimmu start a string of Japanese monarchy unbroken until now. However, throughout its history, for most of the time, real power was in the hands of members of the palace, shogun, the military, and entered the modern era, in the hands of the prime minister. Granting to the Constitution of Japan in 1947, Japan is a constitutional monarchy under the leadership of the Emperor of Japan and the Japanese Parliament. As developed countries in economy, Japan has a gross domestic product of the second largest after the United States, and included in the top three in balance ability shopping. Japan is a member of the United Nations, G8, OECD and APEC. Japan has sufficient military force complete with modern defense systems such as AEGIS and divulging large fleet destroyers. In foreign trade, Japan is ranked 4th largest exporting country and ranked the 6th largest importing country in the world. For developed countries, the population of Japan has a high standard of living (ranked 8th in the Human Development Index) and the highest life expectancy in the world, according to UN estimates. In the field of technology, Japan is a developed country in the field of telecommunications, engineering, and robotics.