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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Japan (日本, Nihon or Nippon, officially 日本国 Nippon-koku or Nihon-koku) is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of 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. The characters which make up Japan's name mean "sun-origin", which is why Japan is sometimes identified as the "Land of the Rising Sun". Japan comprises 6,852 islands making it an archipelago. The four largest islands are Honshū, Hokkaidō, Kyūshū and Shikoku, together accounting for 97% of Japan's land area. Most of the islands are mountainous, many volcanic; for example, Japan’s highest peak, Mount Fuji, is a volcano. Japan has the world's tenth largest population, with about 128 million people. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes the de facto capital city of Tokyo and several surrounding prefectures, is the largest metropolitan area in the world, with over 30 million residents. Archaeological research indicates that people were living on the islands of Japan as early as the Upper Paleolithic period. The first written mention of Japan begins with brief appearances in Chinese history texts from the first century A.D. Influence from the outside world followed by long periods of isolation has characterized Japan's history. Since adopting its constitution in 1947, Japan has maintained a unitary constitutional monarchy with an emperor and an elected parliament, the Diet. A major economic power, Japan has the world's second largest economy by nominal GDP and the third largest in purchasing power parity. It is also the world's fourth largest exporter and sixth largest importer. It is a developed country with high living standards (8th highest HDI). Japan has the highest life expectancy of any country in the world (according to both UN and WHO estimates). From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License How long must you reside in Japan to adopt a Japanese child? Q. My fiance and I are moving to Japan soon and we would like to adopt a Japanese child since we are unable to have children. I can't seem to find any information regarding how long you must live in Japan in order to begin the adoption process. They do. I've heard it was difficult, however. Asked by unknown - Mon Apr 20 01:52:05 2009 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments A. adaption is extremely difficult in Japan. They are children who are adapted, but it's mostly done among family such as uncle adapt nephew...If you are not Japanese, and completely unrelated to the child, it's not likely you can adapt Japanese children. Japan is one of the few country in the world which population is decreasing. The government is encouraging young people to have more children, and they even pay for couples to have children. I'm sorry to say it's not likely for American couple to be able to adapt Japanese children. Unlike Japan, Chinese or Korean children are much easier to adapt. Or you might want to find Asian children for adaption in U.S. You have much better chance of finding Japanese children for adaption that way since… [cont.] Answered by indigolizard - Wed Apr 22 23:17:50 2009 What is the cheapest university in japan to do a degree in? Q. I wanna study a degree in japanese IN japan, in the cheapest way possible. The cheapest I found is Tenri University in Nara which is 20 000 do you know if this is the cheapest? Asked by Kashi - Sun Mar 23 13:13:57 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. 20,000? For Tuition? Is this per year? Mine was 45,000 on living costs for 5 years. Thats LIVING costs, not tuition. Its really hard in Japanese universites to get accepted if your a foreigner unless the school is into language studies and/or you can speak very good Japanese. Temple University @ Japan teaches some courses in English and is pretty easy to get accepted to, as it goes through Temple in the U.S. Japan isn't cheap, unfortunately. Answered by Alice - Sat Mar 29 17:48:59 2008 How did the Australian military contribute to the defeat of Japan by the Allies?
Q. Specifically, in World War 2, when Japan was very active in fighting with other countries, Australia was the one who assist to defeat Japan. But, how?? Asked by happy days - Sat Jan 3 03:27:00 2009 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments A. Fought along side the USA and opened up a can of woop a$$. Answered by Troll Hunter - Tue Jan 6 01:06:11 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Japan" Japan is a nation made up mainly of Islands in east Asia. It is also a highly industrialized nation. This theme article is a stub. You can help Wikiquote by expanding it.SourcedExternal linksFind more information on Japan by searching Wikiquote's sister projects Encyclopedia Articles from Wikipedia Dictionary definitions from Wiktionary Textbooks from Wikibooks Source texts from Wikisource Images and media from Commons News stories from Wikinews Learning resources from WikiversityFrom Wikiquote under the GNU Free Documentation License.  news.google.com AFP Maria Sharapova continued her comeback from shoulder surgery by outlasting pesky Japanese veteran Ai Sugiyama 6-4, 6-7 (6/8), 6-1 in the night session. ... Struggling Sharapova refuses to be written off Washington Post Rusty Sharapova scrapes past Sugiyama Reuters India Bank of the west sharapova struggles in Stanford win San Francisco Chronicle San Jose Mercury News - The Canadian Press - SkySports all 140 news articles » news.google.com AFP tokyo japan's government scrambled Monday to defuse the latest row sparked by its gaffe-prone Prime Minister Taro Aso who said at the weekend that ... Japan's anime industry popular but not profitable Radio Australia The long shadow of Japan's POW past GlobalPost Heavy rains hit Japan's Yamaguchi prefecture Radio Australia News Straits Times - AFP - AFP all 48 news articles » news.google.com Just Jared GI Joe hunk Channing Tatum and his new wife Jenna Dewan get mobbed by fans leaving Gonpachi restaurant in Tokyo, Japan on Sunday (July 26). ... Sienna and Channing Bring the GI Joe Show to Japan Fashion.ie all 4 news articles » From Google News Search: "Japan"  facultyfp.salisbury.edu 1320px x 1184px | 267.50kB [source page] Konnichiwa Japan By Heather McCready Japan retrieved October 28 2004 from http wwwrobot gmc ulaval ca ~bonev ParalleMIC Japan jpg Understanding Statement While Japan and The United States each have unique  miranda.com 1536px x 2048px | 916.70kB [source page] For more information on Miranda s master control and channel branding products please visit http www miranda com or Visit Miranda at IBC Stand No 8 241 Digital image http www miranda com images custom NHK Japan jpg Caption Miranda s Imagestore system is used by NHK Technical Services Inc for Mobile TV channel branding Digital Image http www miranda From Yahoo Image Search: "Japan"  plaintruth.com Bob Barney ue, 28 Jul 2009 11:55:41 GM Here's something that ought to scare the daylights out of everybody: After . Japan's. stock and real estate markets collapsed in 1991, government officials made a series of disastrous policy decisions that prevented the world's second ...  gnamusic.biz GNA Music Staff ue, 28 Jul 2009 01:49:30 GM July 28th, 2009 | 1686Comments japan. -for-saleUsed+Blue+Metalic+Fender+Stratocaster+. Japan. +for+sale2009-07-28+01%3A49%3A30GNA+Music+Staff | Posted in General, ...  japan-mma.com Borre Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:37:00 GM I am not going to go into the background here, but Barnett is a star in . Japan. and I have no doubts that his . Japanese. fans will be behind him. Bob Sapp might also make an appearance in this event. DiggIt! Add to del.icio.us Add to ... From Google Blog Search: "Japan" See also:
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