Fun facts about Japan
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The name for Japan in Japanese is written using the kanji 日本 and is pronounced Nihon or Nippon.
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Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland, it is bordered to the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south.
From the “Etymology” section
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Photo: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (月岡芳年): 1839-1892 · Public Domain
Japan first appears in written history in the Chinese Book of Han, completed in 111 AD.
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland, it is bordered to the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south.
From the “History” section
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Japan comprises 14,125 islands extending along the Pacific coast of Asia.
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland, it is bordered to the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south.
From the “Geography” section
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Japan has the sixth-longest coastline in the world at 29,751 km (18,486 mi).
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland, it is bordered to the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south.
From the “Geography” section
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Photo: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (月岡芳年): 1839-1892 · Public Domain
The Constitution of Japan, adopted in 1947, is the oldest unamended constitution in the world.
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland, it is bordered to the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south.
From the “Government and politics” section
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Photo: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (月岡芳年): 1839-1892 · Public Domain