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Ô okyo is the capital of Japan
Ô It lies to the east of the ea of JN, IN,
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Ô Japan is a chain of 6,852 islands.
Ô Most of the islands are mountainous, many
volcanic (Japan͛s highest peak, Mount Fuji, is a
volcano)
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Ô he first signs of occupation of the Japan
appeared with a paleolithic culture around
30,000 B
Ô Buddhism was first introduced to Japan from
Baekje, one of the hree Kingdoms of Korea
Ô he early twentieth century saw a brief period
of "aishō democracy" overshadowed by the
rise of expansionism and militarization
Ô tomic bombings of iroshima and Nagasaki was in
1945
Ô he world war-2 effected millions of lives and left
much of the Japan͛s industry and infrastructure
destroyed and repatriated millions of Japanese from
colonies throughout sia.
Ô In 1947, Japan adopted a new pacifist constitution
emphasizing liberal democratic practices and Japan
was granted membership in the United Nations

rganization in 1956.
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Ô Japan is a constitutional monarchy where the
power of the mperor is very limited
Ô he National Diet of Japan is composed of a
lower house, called the ouse of
epresentatives (480 seats), and an upper
house, called the ouse of ouncillors (or
hancellors)(242 seats).
Ô Both houses of the Diet are directly elected
under a parallel voting system
Ô he Diet is formally responsible for selecting the
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Ô he rime Minister of Japan is the head of
government
Ô he National Diet Building is located in
Nagatachō, hiyoda, okyo.

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Ô From 1868, in the period of Meiji emperor
launched economic expansion.
Ô Meiji rulers embraced the concept of a free
market economy and adopted British and North
merican forms of free enterprise capitalism
Ô From the 1960s to the 1980s, overall real
economic growth has been called a "Japanese
miracle"
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Ô s of 2005, one half of energy in Japan is
produced from petroleum, a fifth from coal, and
14% from natural gas
Ô 1.2 million kilometers of paved road are the
main means of transportation
Ô  single network of high-speed, divided,
limited-access toll roads connects major cities
and are operated by toll-collecting enterprises
Ô New and used cars are inexpensive
Ô ar usage is the lowest of all m8 countries.
Ô Dozens of Japanese railway companies compete
in regional and local passenger transportation
markets
Ô ome 250 high-speed hinkansen(BU 
IN) trains connect major cities
Ô Japanese trains are known for their punctuality.
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Ô he country with ighest ´ ?
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Ô he econd argest ? in the
world(mD : U5 trillion )
Ô hird after the United tates and hina in
terms of 
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Ô It stands enth position in 
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Ô Japan is one of the leading nations in the fields of
scientific research, particularly technology,
machinery and biomedical research.
Ô ome of Japan's more prominent technological
contributions are͙
lectronics
utomobiles
Machinery
Industrial robots

ptics
hemicals
emi conductors and metals
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Ô Japan is home to 6 of 10 world͛s largest
vehicle manufacturing companies
Ô In 2009 Japan was the second largest
ehicle
manufacturing country
Ô Major global vehicle manufacturing
companies of japan are
oyota
onda
Nissan
uzuki
Mazda
Mitsubishi
ubaru
Isuzu
Kawasaki
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Mitsuoka
  
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Ô Many of the world's major electronics
companies are based in Japan, including:
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Nintendo
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Ô Japan has 7 out of top 20 world͛s largest chip

manufacturers
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is Japan͛s space agency
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is the National sport
Ô Japan ranks 12th of 178 countries in the ase of
Doing Business Index 2008
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