Capital: - Tokyo Area:- Total: 377,873 km² (62nd) 145,883 sq mi Official languages: - Japanese Population: - 2005 estimate: 128,085,000 (10th)
- 2004 census: 127,333,002
Japan is an island country 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. The characters which make up Japan's name mean "sun-origin", which is why Japan is sometimes referred to as the "Land of the Rising Sun".
Jan does Japan - Travel stories and pictures from Japan
Since my parents and sister came to visit Japan once I again, I decided to introduce them to Hokkaido. Now, the only major Japanese island they have not been to is Okinawa. After their next trip, I won't know what to do. http://www.janhoo.com/japan.html
TheMediaman in Japan
No one ever said that taking a vacation was easy. The phone rang in our Terminal 3 Sheraton Hotel room at 4:30 am for the wakeup call. I don't care when my flight takes off, there's no justifiable reason for waking up that early. http://www.themediaman.com/2001.jp/24.htm
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