Japan
Japan, which translates "land of the rising sun", is an island nation in East Asia located in the Pacific Ocean. Japan is a constitutional monarchy; the power of the emperor is very limited, the prime minister has the most power. 
Japan has a cluster of 6,852 islands, together they account for 97% of the country's land area. Japan has the world's 10th largest population, with over 127 million people. Tokyo, Japan, is the largest metropolitan area in the world. Tokyo is also a popular vacation spot for tourists, as well as the city of Kyoto. Japan has the third-largest economy in the world, and has the lowest homicide rate in the world. According to the UN, Japan also has the longest life expectancy of any country in the world.
Geography
About 73 percent of Japan is forested, mountainous, or unsuitable for agriculture. The island of Japan is located in the Pacific Ring of Fire and has 108 active volcanoes today. Japan is known for its natural disasters, the main one being earthquakes. The most recent happened March 11th of last year, and had a magnitude of 9, triggering tsunami waves.
Trade
Japan's major export markets are China, the US, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Taiwan. Its main exports are transportation equipment, vehicles, electronics, electrical machinery and chemicals. Two of the largest enterprises in Japan are Toyota and Nintendo.
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Major Events
World War l from 1914 to 1918
Japan Bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941
Atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 (below), also the UN was established
1956, Japan becomes a member of the UN
2011, Great East Japan Earthquake
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