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INTRODUCTION OF JAPAN COUNTRY
Introduction
Japan is a country situated in Asia. It is also known as Nippon which means
“the land of the rising sun”. The Japanese flag has a red circle in the middle
which symbolizes the red sun on a white background. Japan is made up of
four main islands and over 4,000 little ones
Geography
Full country name: Japan
Population: 126,475,664 (World Fact book, 2011)
Border countries: none
Climate: Japan has four distinct seasons, with cold winters and hot
summers. The north-eastern island of Hokkaido is markedly cooler
with temperatures below zero for most of the winter. The southern
islands have a more tropical climate. June to September can be hot
and humid. It can snow in winter, but this is infrequent south of
Tokyo.
Terrain: the geography of Japan is very distinctive, with steep hills
and mountains surrounding heavily populated plains. The country
is made up of a series of over 1,000 islands. The main islands
include Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu and Shikoko.
Natural hazards: some active volcanoes, tsunamis, typhoons
(typhoon season is June - December). Japan's location at the
juncture of several tectonic plates means that approximately 20%
of the world's earthquakes take place in Japan. In March
2011, Japan's strongest-ever earthquake and subsequent tsunami
hit Honshu Island, causing damage to the Fukushima Daiichi
nuclear facility. The earthquake has had a damaging impact on the
country's economy and energy
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