Japan

Geography:Japan is an island country in

east Asia located in the Pacific ocean,

Tokyo is The Capital city and the largest city in Japan.

Population of Japan is higher then 126 it’s the tenth largest of any country in the world

Major Rivers: Ishikari, Kitakami, Shinano, Tone

Japan’s Flag

Japan /Charles Phillips 952 PHI Pg: 8

The symbol in the centre of the "Hi-no-maru”

It has been the state symbol of Japan for centuries. The flag became the National Flag following

the Meiji Restoration in 1868

www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags

Japan is Japan is 25 times smaller than the united states, which lead to a crowded

cites Subways in Japan

Japan /Charles Phillips 952 PHI Pg:38

Interesting information 127 million of Japanese's people live in a place that

has one room , Capsule hotels offer tiny rooms for those who missed a train or had to stay late in work.

Japan /Charles Phillips 952 PHI pg:13

Industry & power in Japan

this map shows the industry power in Japan it has a lot of iron and steel and that every country has Textiles and clothing

Maps:

Human Poverty: Human Poverty

index uses indicators that capture non-financial elements of poverty and it shows that Japan Has The lowest scores

World Healthy Countries (Japan)

Japan health 73.6 heather countries

Average life expectancy: because of there healthy food their average age is rising more quickly than anywhere apart from Italy

1955/89 million

1st Qtr2nd Qtr

95% under 65

1970/ 104 million

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1985/121 million

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2005/127 million

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5% over 65 7 % over

65

93 % under 65

17 % over 65

10 % over 65

83% under 65

90% under 65Japan /Charles Phillips 952 PHI pg: 38

Workers exercise in the begging of the day

Culture in Japan /Melanie Guile 952 GUI pg:40

Culture in Japan Culture is the people way in life, it includes their

languages, social costumes, habits and Traditions Japanese culture: to other countries it might be

surprising how Japanese people share one culture, yet in fact only one percent of the people living in Japan are not Japanese, their laws are difficult to deal with although they are known for being generous and friendly to there guests.

Culture in Japan /Melanie Guile 952 GUI pg:4

Geisha girls are traditional symbols of Japanese culture

Culture in Japan /Melanie Guile 952 GUI pg:6

Sushi is the most popular thing they eat

Culture in Japan /Melanie Guile 952 GUI pg: 184

Political:

The Politics in Japan are conducted by a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic monarchy where prime minister of Japan is the head of governments

Japan /Gritzener, Phillips &Desaulniers 952 GRI pg: 22

The Diet Building in Tokyo:

1920-1936

Economic and Income :Japan has 47 local governments.Japan has three branches of government The legislative branch The executive branch The judicial branch (the Diet)Japan ranks the second among the worlds nations in

the gross domestic product GDP

Japan /Gritzener, Phillips &Desaulniers 952 GRI pg: 68

GDP : Japan is divided by 127 million people it drops 14th place which means that 13th other countries produce more wealth per person

Shinkansenis a network ofHigh-speed in Japan that has been operated by four Japan railways group companies

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinkansen

Japan’s animation and Manga: Japan anime is a way to learn there language

thousands of kids teenagers adults watch there comics.

as a large audience in Japan and high recognition throughout the world

A common approach is the large eyes styles drawn on many anime and manga characters.

Culture in Japan /Melanie Guile 952 GUI pg:23 Some facts I already know

Famous anime:

Detective ConanNaruto One Piece

Culture in Japan /Melanie Guile 952 GUI pg:23

Environment : (1960-1970) in those years Japan had very

serious pollution problems, it was the result of thinking that economic grow is more important than the protection of the environment they were unaware of the dangers

A factory discharged mercury into the Agano river, poisoning fish and the local people ate them, in the same decade a petrochemical plant released Sulphur dioxide, causing high levels of smog which made the near people disease

Japan /Gritzener, Phillips &Desaulniers 952 GRI pg:55

Category Known Threatened

species speciesMammals 188 37Breeding birds

210 34

Reptiles 92 11Amphibians

64 10

Fish 1,007 13Plants 5,565 11

Species Diversity

A lot of animals were affected

Japan /Gritzener, Phillips &Desaulniers 952 GRI pg:55

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