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expensive. However, housing costs are distinctly lower in Tokyo's suburbs,
surrounding prefectures and in other regions and cities of Japan. Additional
commuting costs are repeatedly more than rewarded by the savings on the
rental fee, specially as many Japanese companies pay part or all of their
employees' commuting expenses.
Utilities such as gas, water and especially electricity are expensive,
and phone rates are high. For international calls, consider internet phones,
callback services and other offers for the expat community.
SOCIAL CULTURE OF JAPAN
• Japan is an island country in East Asia, situated in the Pacific Ocean, it
lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea
and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East
China Sea and Taiwan in the south. The characters that make up
Japan's name mean "sun-origin", which is why Japan is at times
referred as the "Land of the Rising Sun".
• Japan is an archipelago of 6,852 islands. The four largest islands are
Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku, which together comprise
about ninety-seven percent of Japan's land area. Japan has the world's
tenth-largest population, with over 127 million people. Honshu’s
Greater Tokyo Area, which includes the de facto capital city of Tokyo
and several nearby prefectures, is the largest urban area in the world,
with over 30 million residents.
• Archaeological study indicates that people lived in Japan as early as
the Upper Paleolithic period. The first written mention of Japan is in
Chinese history texts from the 1st century AD. Influence from other
nations followed by long periods of isolation has characterized Japan's
record. From the 12th century until 1868, Japan was ruled by
successive feudal military dictatorship in the name of the Emperor.
Japan entered into a long period of isolation in the early 17th century,
which was only ended in 1853 when a United States fleet pressured
Japan to open to the West. Nearly two decades of internal conflict and
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