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日本国

Japan (Japanese: 日本 Nippon or Nihon;

formally 日本国   Nippon-koku or Nihon-koku, "State of Japan") is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, the East China Sea, China, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. The kanji that make up Japan's name mean "sun origin", and Japan is often called the "Land of the Rising Sun".

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Japan is a stratovolcanic archipelago of 6,852 islands. The four largest are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku, which make up about ninety-seven percent of Japan's land area. Japan's population of 126 million is the world's tenth largest. Approximately 9.1 million people live in Tokyo, the capital city of Japan, which is the second largest city proper in the OECD. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes the de facto capital of Tokyo and several surrounding prefectures, is the world's largest metropolitan area with over 35 million residents and the world's largest urban agglomeration economy.

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capital

TOKYO

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official languages

(none)

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national languages

Japanese

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Ethnic groups(2011)

98.5% Japanese0.5% Korean0.4% Chinese0.6% other

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The English word Japan derives from the Chinese pronunciation of the Japanese name, 日本  , which in Japanese is pronounced Nippon or Nihon.

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FACTSJapan suffers 1,500 earthquakes every year.

FACTSJapan has more than 50,000 people who are over 100 years old.

FACTSThe World's Oldest Company operated in Japan from 578 AD to 2006.

FACTSJapanese Trains are among the world's most punctual: their average delay is just18 seconds.

FACTSSquare Watermelons are grown by Japanese farmers for easier stack and store.

FACTSIn Japan there are more pets than children.

FACTSThe Japanese who survived the Titanic crash was called a coward in his country for not dying with the other passengers.

FACTSIn Japan, 90% of mobile phones are waterproof because youngsters use them even in the shower.

FACTSJapan has 5.52 million vending machines.

FACTSSleeping on the job is acceptable in Japan, as it's viewed as exhaustion from working hard.

FACTSThe number of Chinese killed by the Japanese during WWII is greater than the number of Jews killed in the Holocaust.

FACTSIn Japan, 685 kids were rushed to hospitals in 1997 after an intense Pokemon episode that caused dizziness, vomiting and seizures.

FACTSAround 24 billion pairs of chopsticks are used in Japan each year.

FACTSBlack cats are considered to bring good luck in Japan.

FACTSIn Japan, Ronald McDonald is called Donald McDonald due to a lack of a clear "r" sound in Japanese.

FACTSIn Japan, Burger King has an all-black burger.