Japan also known as the Land of the Eastern Solomon or the Empire of the Eastern Solomon) is an island state of East Asia.
Situated in the Pacific Ocean, Japan is located to the east of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia. It develops in the area between the Ochotsk Sea in the north, up to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. Japan is an archipelago of 6,852 islands, the four largest islands of which are Honshū, Hokkaidō, Kyūshū and Shikoku (all four connected by submarine bridges or tunnels), which alone account for about 97% of Japan's land surface . Many islands are mountains, some of volcanic origin and the highest peak in Japan is Mount Fuji, an active volcano.
With a population of about 127 million people, it is the tenth most populous country in the world. Tōkyō's Great Area, which includes Tōkyō and numerous nearby prefectures, is in fact the largest metropolitan area in the world with over 30 million residents. Archaeological research indicates that the archipelago is inhabited by the Upper Paleolithic. The first written mention of Japan begins with a brief appearance in a book of Chinese history of the first century BC. The influences from the outside world followed a long period of isolation that deeply characterized Japan's history. Since the adoption of the present Constitution, Japan maintains a parliamentary monarchy with an emperor and an elected parliament known as the Diet, making it the last empire remaining in the world.
Great Asian power, Japan has the third largest economy for gross domestic product and the fourth largest for purchasing power, it is also the fourth largest exporter and the sixth largest importer in the world. Japan is also the only Asian state to be a member of the G8 and G7 and is a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. The country has a modern military apparatus used for self-defense, for peace missions, and to help allies abroad while respecting the Constitution. Japan is a country with a very high quality of life (twentieth world wide). Japanese citizens also have the greatest life expectancy in the world and the child mortality rate is the second lowest behind the Principality of Monaco.
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