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According to Mathgeneral, Japan is an East Asian state in the Pacific and comprises 6852 islands. In terms of area, Japan is the fourth largest island nation in the world. The main islands are Hokkaidō in the north, the central and largest island Honshu, and Shikoku and Kyushu in the south. Japan is 70% covered… Read More »

Nihon-koku / Nippon-koku Official language Japanese Capital Tokyo Form of government parliamentary monarchy Area 377.801 km² Residents 127,420,000 Currency yen Time zone UTC + 9 (JST) License plate J Internet TLD .jp Telephone area code 0081 (Source: ALLCITYCODES) Geography Japan (Japanese: Nihon-Koku / Nippon-Koku; Nihon / Nippon = “Land of the Rising Sun”) is with… Read More »