Geography Of Japan

The country of Japan is an island nation, which is separated from Mainland Asia by the Sea of Japan. (“Facts about Japan”)

Japan is a small island nation off the coast of Eastern Asia. Despite its size, Japan has proved to be formidable both economically and militarily. Since the expedition of Commodore Matthew Perry in 1853 opened up the past feudalistic and reclusive Japan, this nation has expanded and adopted many imperialistic policies as well as taken a more aggressive military stance. Japan has changed in many ways, but has also continued upholding traditional practices throughout 1853 and 1941.

Australia and Japan are both stable and large countries. Australia a much larger nation with 2.97 million square miles of land and a population of 24.13 million. Its located within the Indian sea just south of Asia. Japan in comparison is smaller yet larger with a population of 127 million with the size of 145,932 square miles. Japan is east of Asia just of the coast in the Pacific Ocean.

According to Central Intelligence Agency, Japan, located in Eastern Asia, is a country with a landmass of 364,485 sq km. On the Other hand, the United States of America, located in North America, has a landmass of 9,161,966 sq km. Japan does not have actual border, but it borders with Korean peninsula. The United States borders with Canada and Mexico. .

The geography, climate, and location of Japan affects the inhabitants then and now. The geography of Japan consists of mountains, basins, plains, and many islands. The climate is a humid monsoon climate. Japan is located the coordinates of 36° N 138° E and is completely surrounded by water, isolating it from other civilizations and nations.

Japans history dates back almost 53,000 years and is filled with interesting and fascinating events. Most of Japans actions have left the major world powers in the world stunned. The base of this amazing country is astonishing just by itself. The base is a bunch of active and large under water volcanoes. Japans uniqueness from the rest of the world ranges from its culture to its very interesting history to the change in government every few hundred years and their trading dilemma with petroleum and their assortment of fish that they export. Japan as a country is so very appealing and kind compared to the rest of the world its no wonder that it’s geographically separate from the rest of the world.

    Japan is a country of many cultures. Japan’s most renowned is the art of the samurai and currently, urbanization. Due to the American occupation in the pacific, Japanese moved from a cultural masterpiece, to an eastern constitutional monarchy. Which is generally effected by a western influence.

Japan is in the eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula. The area

The small island of japan is greatly known for its culture that has been practiced for over a thousand years. Japan has many different types of food and entertainment and religion. The most popular religion is Buddhism and Shintoism.

The capital of Japan is Tokyo. More than 70% of Japan contains mountains, including more than 200 volcanoes. Mountain Fuji, the tallest mountain in Japan is an active volcano(scientists have not reached a consensus on what defines “active”.) In Japan religion does not play a huge role, the main religions are buddhism, and shintoism. Something very different in Japan to the U.S is in

Between the Sea of Japan and the North Pacific in North-eastern Asia lies Japan. Japan is a country made up of 6,852 islands, with four main islands, and is home to a population of over 126 million. The majority of the population speak Japanese and the main religious groups include: Shintoism, Buddhism and Christianity.

Japan started to change their attitude to Europeans, they welcomed them because they were satisfied by the glory they bring, they traded things like glasses, clocks, and artillery. However it also brought social changes, and Tokugawa rulers started to grow suspicious of the Portuguese and Spanish intention for Japan, so at last, they only trade with Dutch and Chinese in a fixed harbour. Through the trading with Dutch, they began to build up knowledge of Western ideology and world events, according to the knowledge of Western ideas, Japan's scientific, geographical and political knowledge began to grow. Due to the influences foreign countries brought to Japan, Japan become the country we see

Okinawa is located at the southwest tip of Japan. “Okinawa means “rope in the open sea” (Wikitravel). Okinawa’s culture is of the Ryukyu Kingdom. The Ryukyu Kingdom was a very diverse culture because of its blend through commerce with China, Korea, Southeast Asia, and mainland Japan (Japan Monthly Web Magazine). The Kingdom of the Ryukyu was an independent kingdom. The islands that make up Okinawa, are also known as the Ryukyu Islands. They are also known as this because they are named after the native culture, which makes it particularly different from the rest of Japan. This is because of the language, arts, cuisine, etc. (Japan-guide). With a custom and language of their own, this

This report will highlight the various aspects of Japanese culture important to understanding how the average Japanese man or woman goes about his or her day. This report will also analyze various aspects of Japanese culture which would be useful for a Canadian business person to have a successful and safe business stay in Canada, and very briefly highlight some differences between the Canadian and Japanese culture.

Japan, the Land of the Rising Sun, is an island in East Asia in the Pacific Ocean. Its capital is Tokyo and the national language is Japanese. Japan is considered a great power and is a member of both the United Nations and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. The country enjoys a highly skilled work force and is considered to have one of the most highly educated countries in the world. At one point, the 2000s, Japan also laid claim to providing 4 of 5 top circulated newspapers in the world. (Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 2017) (OECD, 2017)