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  2. Japan - Wikipedia

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    Japan has a population of nearly 124 million as of 2024, making it the eleventh-most populous country. The capital of Japan and its largest city is Tokyo; the Greater Tokyo Area is the largest metropolitan area in the world, with more than 37 million inhabitants as of 2024. Japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight ...

  3. 10 Things to Know About Japan - AOL

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    Japan is one of the world's oldest nations, with a history rooted in conflict, but also world-renowned achievements. Here are 10 interesting facts about Japan. Japan is an East Asian country made ...

  4. Wildlife of Japan - Wikipedia

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    The wildlife of Japan includes its flora, fauna, and natural habitats. The islands of Japan stretch a long distance from north to south and cover a wide range of climatic zones . This results in a high diversity [ 1 ] of wildlife despite Japan's isolation from the mainland of Asia .

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  6. Culture of Japan - Wikipedia

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    The Three Views of Japan (日本三景, Nihon Sankei) is the canonical list of Japan's three most celebrated scenic sights, attributed to 1643 scholar Hayashi Gahō. [81] These are the pine-clad islands of Matsushima in Miyagi Prefecture , the pine-clad sandbar of Amanohashidate in Kyoto Prefecture , and Itsukushima Shrine in Hiroshima Prefecture .

  7. Rakugo - Wikipedia

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    Rakugoka at Sanma Festival. Rakugo (落語, literally 'story with a fall') [1] is a form of Japanese verbal comedy, traditionally performed in yose theatres. [2] The lone storyteller (落語家, rakugoka) sits on a raised platform, a kōza (高座).

  8. Timeline of Japanese history - Wikipedia

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    Japan invaded Manchuria in the aftermath of Mukden incident in Northeastern China. 1932: 1 March: Manchukuo, a puppet state of Japan, is established. 28 January to 3 March: Shanghai incident begin for only two months. 15 May: Japanese Prime Minister Inukai Tsuyoshi was assassinated during the Japanese coup d'état. 1936: 26 to 28 February

  9. Mount Yōtei - Wikipedia

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    Mount Yōtei (羊蹄山, Yōtei-zan, literally "sheep-hoof mountain") is an active [2] [3] stratovolcano located in Shikotsu-Toya National Park, Hokkaidō, Japan.It is also called Yezo Fuji or Ezo Fuji (蝦夷富士), "Ezo" being an old name for the island of Hokkaido, because it resembles Mount Fuji.