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八紘一宇 "Hakko ichiu" (""All the world under one roof"") | |||||||
| Anthem | ""Kimigayo" "Imperial Reign" | ||||||
| Capital | Tokyo | ||||||
| Largest city | Tokyo | ||||||
| Other cities | Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Kyoto, Sapporo, Osaka | ||||||
| Language | Japanese | ||||||
| Religion main |
Shinto | ||||||
| others | Buddhism | ||||||
| Government | Constitutional Monarchy/Sorelist Dictatorship | ||||||
| Legislature | Imperial Rule Assistance Association | ||||||
| Emperor | Masahito | ||||||
| Shogun | Makoto Sakurai | ||||||
| Population | 77,700,000 | ||||||
| Established | February 11, 660 (traditional) | ||||||
| Currency | Japanese Yen | ||||||
Japan (日本 Nippon or Nihon) is an island country of East Asia in the northwest Pacific Ocean. It borders the Sea of Japan to the west and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. Japan is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire and comprises an archipelago of 6,852 islands covering 377,975 square kilometers (145,937 sq mi); its six main islands, from north to south, are Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa, and Taiwan. Tokyo is the country's capital and largest city; other major cities include Osaka and Nagoya.