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Introduction1
Samantha Hendrix (YouTube Channel)
Dictionary
Japan : country in eastern Asia comprising Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, Shikoku, and other islands in the western Pacific; a constitutional monarchy; capital Tokyo area 143,619 square miles (371,973 square kilometers), population 128,057,352 — Merriam-Webster See also OneLook
Encyclopedia
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies off the eastern coast of the Asian continent and stretches from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and the Philippine Sea in the south. Coordinates: 35°N 136°E The kanji that make up Japan’s name mean “sun origin”, and it is often called the “Land of the Rising Sun”. Japan is a stratovolcanic archipelago consisting of about 6,852 islands. The four largest are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku, which make up about ninety-seven percent of Japan’s land area and often are referred to as home islands. The country is divided into 47 prefectures in eight regions, with Hokkaido being the northernmost prefecture and Okinawa being the southernmost one. The population of 127 million is the world’s tenth largest. Japanese make up 98.5% of Japan’s total population. About 13.8 million people live in Tokyo, the capital of Japan. The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world with over 38 million people. — Wikipedia
Japan (Encyclopædia Britannica)
Japan (Country Reports)
Japan (Nations Online Project)
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Inspiration
Travel Destinations in Japan (Lonely Planet)
Things to do in Japan (Frommer’s)
Travel Destinations in Japan (BBC)
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Preservation
World Heritage Sites in Japan (World Heritage Center, UNESCO)
History
History of Japan (Encyclopedia Japan)
Museum
Museums in Japan (Museums of the World)
Library
DDC: 915.2 Geography and Travel in Japan (Library Thing)
Subject: Japan (Library Thing)
LCC: DS 801 Japan (UPenn Online Books)
Subject: Japan (UPenn Online Books)
LCC: DS 801 Japan (Library of Congress)
Subject: Japan (Library of Congress)
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Participation
Education
MERLOT: Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching
OER Commons: Open Educational Resources
Community
Organization
News
Japanese News and Newspapers (MIT Libraries)
Japan (World News)
Japan (NPR Archives)
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Related
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Human
Self Body, Brain
Society Culture, Family, Dwelling, Fashion, Celebration
State
World
Afro-Eurasia Africa, Europe, Asia
America North, Central, South, Caribbean
Oceania Australia, New Zealand
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