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| JAPAN 日本 |
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Japan has the world's second largest
economy, one of the world's leading industrialized nations and is
member of the G8, G4, APEC and a major economic global power as
sixth largest exporter and importer. It is a unitary constitutional
monarchy with an emperor and an elected parliament, called the Diet,
which is one of the oldest legislative bodies in Asia. Despite its
rugged terrain, Japan is one of the most populous and most densely
populated countries in the world. Greater Tokyo, with over 30 million
residents, is the largest metropolitan area in the world.
The characters that make up Japan's name literally mean "Land
of the Rising Sun", a name that comes from the country's eastward
position relative to China.
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| Fast Fact 基本资料 |
| Geographical Location 地理 |
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Japan (Japanese: 日本, Nihon or Nippon) is an East Asian island
country located in the Pacific Ocean, east of China and Korea,
stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East
China Sea in the south. It is composed of over 3,000 islands,
the largest of which are Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu.
Most of Japan's islands are mountainous, and many are volcanic;
the highest peak is Mount Fuji.
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| Area 面积 |
| 377,835 sq km |
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| Population 人口 |
| 127.6 million |
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| Capital 首都 |
Tokyo (meaning "eastern capital")
东京 （意思“东部之首都”） |
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| People 人民 |
| Japanese |
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| Religion 宗教 |
| Shintoism (official), Buddhism |
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| Climate 气候 |
Since Japan stretches approximately 20 degrees
of latitude, from 25 degN to 45 degN, and approximately 23
degrees of longitude, from 122 degE to 145 degE, the climate
varies widely from one region to region.
Basically, Japan has four distinct seasons. Summer is hot
and humid. During the winter, it snows a lot on the Sea of
Japan side and it is dry on the Pacific Ocean side.
Japan's rainy season lasts about 40 days during the months
of June and July. Also, August to October is the typhoon season
in Japan. Japan Information Network indicates that Japan has
an unusually high amount of rainfall, averaging 1,700-1,800
millimeters per year.
Good times to travel in Japan is early/mid-April or late-October.
The temperatures are mild and there isnot too much rain at
that time. You can enjoy beautiful cherry blossoms in April
and colorful autumn foliage in October.
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