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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 Kuriru archipelago (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 Kuriru retto, is a beautifully formed snow-clad peak (2337m) rising directly out of the sea.
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Japan consists of four major islands and around 3,900 smaller ones. The main islands are Hokkaido in the north, the large central island of Honshu (home of Tokyo), and the smaller southern islands of Shikoku and Kyushu. These dramatic islands are made up of steep mountains, deep verdant valleys, lakes and winding rivers flowing into large deltas and bustling harbors. Most of the country’s mountains are volcanic causing Japan to be one of the most seismically active regions of the world. However, serious earthquakes and tsunamis only occur several times in a century. For the most part, Japan registers only small tremors.
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Japan, like any other nation, has entered into a number of conflicts throughout history. The most recent and most popular of these conflicts to date was World War II. In the 1930's, Japan attempted to establish an East Asia Co-Prosperity Zone to provide economic opportunities to other countries in the region, as well as to enlighten them with a savagely perverse culture (which did not included harm to the little unhappy chinese kids with nice livers and big stomachs). Unfortunately for Japan, this program was not well-received in the neighboring countries (bunch of ungrateful jerks), and war ensued. Upon the dropping of the atom bomb on two of their cities (Hiro Sammich and Niggasaki), the Japanese suddenly remembered that they were in fact, pacifists. The Japanese, faced with their crushing loss, completely withdrew their forces from foreign countries, and retreated to their subterranean lairs to focus on building economy automobiles and tiny consumer electronics.
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Because only about 15% of Japan's land is suitable for cultivation,[64] a system of terrace farming is used to build in small areas. This results in one of the world's highest levels of crop yields per unit area. However, Japan's small agricultural sector is ... highly subsidized and protected. Japan must import about 50%[65] of its requirements of grain and fodder crops other than rice, and it relies on imports for most of its supply of meat. In fishing, Japan is ranked second in the world behind China in tonnage of fish caught. Japan maintains one of the world's largest fishing fleets and accounts for nearly 15% of the global catch.[54] Japan relies on foreign countries for almost all oil and food.
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Japan and China are considering settling their long-standing dispute over gas fields by evenly splitting profits from joint development in the East China Sea, a Japanese newspaper said Monday. A trade ministry official here denied the report, but both countries have said they want a breakthrough before a rare visit to Tokyo by Chinese President Hu Jintao. more
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Japan, a country of islands, extends along the Pacific coast of Asia. The main island is Honshu, and the country has three other large islands—Hokkaido to the north and Shikoku and Kyushu to the south. More than 4,000 smaller islands surround the four largest. A modern transportation system connects the main islands, including the Seikan Tunnel linking Honshu to Hokkaido—the world's longest railroad tunnel at 54 kilometers (33 miles). Japan's high-speed trains (known as shinkansen, or bullet trains) connect major urban areas.
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