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Interesting facts about Japan:

Japan (Nippon/Nihon ? (sun) ? (root/origin), literally "the origin of the sun") is a country in East Asia located between the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean peninsula. Its name, often translated as "The Land of the Rising Sun," comes from its eastward position relative to the Asian continent. Japan comprises a chain of islands, the largest of which are, from south to north, Kyushu (??), Shikoku (??), Honshu (??, the largest island), and Hokkaido (???). The Japanese name Nippon is used for most official purposes, including money, stamps, and international sporting events. Nihon is a more popular term within Japan. It is from the Chinese version of the name that the English Japan was derived. The early Mandarin Chinese word for Japan was recorded by Marco Polo as Cipangu. In Malay the Chinese word became Japang and was thus encountered by Portuguese traders in Moluccas in the 16th century. It is thought the Portuguese traders were the first to bring the word to Europe. It was first recorded in English in 1577 spelled Giapan. Japan, a country of islands, extends along the eastern or Pacific coast of Asia. The main islands, running from north to south, are Karafuto (Japanese: 1679-1875), Hokkaido, Honshu (or the mainland), Shikoku, and Kyushu. Mairuppo in the disputed Kuril Islands (Japanese: Chishima Retto ????) is over 800km to the northeast of Hokkaido; Naha on Okinawa in the Ryukyu archipelago is over 600 km to the southwest of Kyushu. In addition, about 3,000 smaller islands may be counted in the full extent of the archipelago that comprises greater Japan. About 73% of the country is mountainous, with a chain running through each of the main islands. Japan's highest mountain is the famous Mount Fuji at 3,776 m. Oyakobayama, at the northern end of the Kuril Islands, is a snow-clad peak (2337 m) rising directly out of the sea. Since so little flat area exists, many hills and mountainsides are cultivated all the way to the summits. As Japan is situated in a volcanic zone along the Pacific deeps, frequent low intensity earth tremors and occasional volcanic activity are felt throughout the islands. Destructive earthquakes occur several times a century, often resulting in tsunamis. Hot springs are numerous and have been developed as resorts. The Japanese Archipelago extends from north to south along the eastern coast of the Eurasian Continent, the western shore of the Pacific Ocean. Japan is a temperate region with four distinct seasons, but because of its great length from north to south, its climate varies from region to region: the far north is very cold in the winter, while the far south is subtropical. The climate is also affected by the seasonal winds blown from the continent to the ocean in winters and vice versa in summers. Late June and early July are a rainy season (except in Hokkaido and islands to the north), as a seasonal rain front or baiu zensen (??? ?) stays above Japan. In the late summer and early autumn, typhoons develop from tropical depressions generated near the equator, and track from the southwest to the northeast, often bringing heavy rain. Japanese society is known to be ethnically and linguistically very homogeneous, with small populations of primarily North and South Koreans (1 million), Okinawan (1.5 million), Chinese and Taiwanese (0.5 million), Filipinos (0.5 million), Brazillians (250,000), and as well as the indigenous Ainu minority in Hokkaido. 99% of the population speaks Japanese as their first language. The Japanese population is one of the most rapidly aging on Earth. Fertility rates dropped in the wake of World War II, and dropped again in the mid-1970's, as more women remained in the workplace and refused to get married. Japan now also has the highest life expectancy in the world. By 2007, when Japan's population growth is expected to stop completely, over 20% of the population will be over the age of 65. Japanese government planners are currently in a heated debate over how to cope with this problem. [1] Most Japanese people profess to not believe in any particular religion. Many people, especially those in younger generations, claim to feel that religions as something to stay clear from pointing out historical reason mainly of the role that the nation enforced Shinto played in the World War II and most recently of the Aum and its actions. However, Shinto and Buddhism teachings are deeply entangled in a everyday life of Japanese. Often, it is so deep that it takes someone from outside to point that out.

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