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Location
Climate
Population and Natural Resources
Languages
Trading with canada and industries
extra info
Sources
Quiz

Location

Japan is an island nation in East Asia Located 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.

Climate

The precipitation in Japan is quite light, but the islands usually develop deep snow banks during the wintertime. Northwest winter winds bring a tremendous amount of snowfall from the Sea of Japan area around the west coast. Although during the summertime, the region is immensely cooler than the Pacific Area, though it sometimes experiences extremely hot temperatures. The Central Highland has a typical inland climate, with huge temperature differences between summer and winter, and between day and night; precipitation is lighter, in comparison. During the summertime, the average temperature is approximately 25 degrees Celsius, while during the wintertime; the typical temperature in Japan is 5 degrees Celsius.

Population and Natural Resources

Japan's population is 127,960,000.Japan has very few natural resources, and only about a quarter of the land is suitable for agricultural purposes. Forestry is important, and about 65% of the land area is used for forestry. However, the country uses as much as it produces, with high demand for wood and wood products. Prior to the war, it was a significant producer of rice, but that changed after the war, with the shift towards manufacturing.Japan has no significant mineral resources. Because of its proximity to the ocean, and the fact that it is an island, fish is regarded as one of its natural resources. A significant natural resource would be Japan's education system and labour force. These are one of the reasons for Japan's economic success. Most of Japan's supplies are imported due to the lack of natural resources on the island.Japan does not have sufficient natural energy resources for its own needs. It's the world's largest importer of coal and liquefied natural gas, and the second largest importer of oil.

Language

japanese
Korean
Okinawan

Trading with canada and industries

In 2006, Japan was the third ranked destination of Canadian exports (2.1%) and fourth ranked source of imports (3.9%).[12] The main exports are automobiles.
Japan's major export industries include automobiles, consumer electronics , computers, semiconductors, copper, and iron and steel.The motor vehicle industry is one of the most successful industries in Japan, with large world shares in automobile, electrical machineries, parts, Tire and engine manufacturing.Japan is home to six of the top 10 largest vehicle manufacturers in the world

Extra info

On March 11, 2011 a record-breaking earthquake produced a 23-foot tsunami that hit Japan’s eastern coast. The enormous quake stretched as far as Tokyo, hundreds of miles from its original epicenter of Sendai. As of March 18, 2011 the death toll reached 7,197 people due to the quakes massive sweep over the coast’s houses, centers, boats, etc. Sadly, the numbers keep rising. One of Japan’s nuclear power plants was disabled and since then has been causing troubles to the civilians. The parts of Fukushima Dai-ichi’s reactors have experienced fires, explosions, and radiation leaks. Low levels of radiation spread as far as Tokyo. The government has evacuated citizens living near the plant. Although there is a risk of radiation spreading throughout Japan, U.S. navy and others are still doing all they can to help cool the reactors and keep people safe

why did i choose Japan

I chose Japan because it was recently hit by a very deadly earthquake so i wanted to know more about this country

Sources

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