Introduction
Japan is located in Eastern Asian, just east of the Korean Peninsula, in the island chain between the North Pacific and the Sea of Japan. Japan is a constitutional monarchy with an Emperor at the head of state. In Japanese government, elected politicians hold decision-making power in government. There are 43 prefectures in Japan, each run by regularly elected governors.
Japan is home to about 127 million people. 98.5% are Japanese in origin, 0.5% are Korean, 0.4% are Chinese and the rest of the ethnicities make up 0.6% of the population. (CIA) The official language is Japanese. The religions in Japan are Shintoism, which 83.9% of people follow, Buddhism (71.4%), Christianity (2%), and other (0.6%) (the total percentage accedes 100% because many people follow both Shintoism and Buddhism). (CIA)
Japan is considered to be a wealthy country that has major economic power. Japanese people have a high standard of living and 90% of people consider themselves middle class. (Wikipedia)
Other facts:
Form of government: Constitutional Monarchy with Parliamentary Government. (CIA)
Official Language: Japanese. (CIA)
Official Currency: Yen. (CIA)
Capital City: Tokyo. (CIA)
Japan is located in Eastern Asian, just east of the Korean Peninsula, in the island chain between the North Pacific and the Sea of Japan. Japan is a constitutional monarchy with an Emperor at the head of state. In Japanese government, elected politicians hold decision-making power in government. There are 43 prefectures in Japan, each run by regularly elected governors.
Japan is home to about 127 million people. 98.5% are Japanese in origin, 0.5% are Korean, 0.4% are Chinese and the rest of the ethnicities make up 0.6% of the population. (CIA) The official language is Japanese. The religions in Japan are Shintoism, which 83.9% of people follow, Buddhism (71.4%), Christianity (2%), and other (0.6%) (the total percentage accedes 100% because many people follow both Shintoism and Buddhism). (CIA)
Japan is considered to be a wealthy country that has major economic power. Japanese people have a high standard of living and 90% of people consider themselves middle class. (Wikipedia)
Other facts:
Form of government: Constitutional Monarchy with Parliamentary Government. (CIA)
Official Language: Japanese. (CIA)
Official Currency: Yen. (CIA)
Capital City: Tokyo. (CIA)