Fact file
1) Japan is the worlds largest comsumer of amazon rain falls.
2) There are around 1,500 earthquakes every year in Japan.
3) Prime Minister: Yoshihiko Noda (elected Aug 2011)
4) Capital: Tokyo
5) Average life expectancy in Japan is one of the highest in the world. Japanese people live an average of 4 years longer than Americans.
6) Japan is surronded by oceans
7) Japan consists of four major islands Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu and many small islands.
8) The climate varies widely from one region to region. Most parts of the country has four distinct seasons. Spring months are March, April, and May. Summer months are June, July, and August. Autumn months are September, October, and November. Winter months are December, January, and February.
9) Tsukiji market in Tokyo is the world's largest fish market
10) Japan are famous for there wrestlers.
11) Japan are famous for animals
Other Facts
Japan is an island nation 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.
Currency: Japanese yen
Population:127,817,277 (2011)
2) There are around 1,500 earthquakes every year in Japan.
3) Prime Minister: Yoshihiko Noda (elected Aug 2011)
4) Capital: Tokyo
5) Average life expectancy in Japan is one of the highest in the world. Japanese people live an average of 4 years longer than Americans.
6) Japan is surronded by oceans
7) Japan consists of four major islands Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu and many small islands.
8) The climate varies widely from one region to region. Most parts of the country has four distinct seasons. Spring months are March, April, and May. Summer months are June, July, and August. Autumn months are September, October, and November. Winter months are December, January, and February.
9) Tsukiji market in Tokyo is the world's largest fish market
10) Japan are famous for there wrestlers.
11) Japan are famous for animals
Other Facts
Japan is an island nation 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.
Currency: Japanese yen
Population:127,817,277 (2011)