is an island country in East Asia. Located between the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of China, Russia and the Korean peninsula.
Japan consists of four main islands, Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku, which form 97% of the total land area, and other smaller islands adyacentes.2 6848 has a population of 127 million people, the tenth largest the world. The Tokyo metropolitan area, which includes the capital city of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures, is the largest urban area in the world in terms of population, housing over 30 million inhabitants.
The Japanese islands were inhabited from the Upper Paleolithic period. The first mention occurred with brief appearances in Chinese history books I.3 century influence of the outside world followed by long periods of isolation has characterized Japan's history. Since adopting its constitution in 1947, the form of government of Japan has been a constitutional monarchy with an emperor and an elected parliament, known as the Diet.
Known as "The land of the rising sun" is one of the largest economic powers world.4 is a member of the Organization of the United Nations, G8, G4 and APEC. It is also the sixth largest exporter and the eighth importador.5 6
