Annotated Bibliography On Japan

Japan
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Japan
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日本国
Nippon-koku
Nihon-koku

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Flag

Imperial Seal

Anthem:

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"Kimigayo"
"君が代"

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Government Seal of Japan

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五七桐 (Go-Shichi no Kiri )
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Tokyo

Capital

35°41′N 139°46′E

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Official languages
Recognised
regional languages

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Ethnic groups(2011[2]) 

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Government

several other Japanese dialects

Japanese

National language

Demonym

Aynu itak
Ryukyuan languages
Eastern Japanese
Western Japanese

98.5% Japanese
0.5% Korean
0.4% Chinese
0.6% other
Japanese
Unitary parliamentaryconstitutional
Japan was originally attached to the eastern coast of the Eurasian continent. The subducting plates pulled Japan eastward, opening the Sea of Japan around 15 million years ago.[77]
Japan has 108 active volcanoes. Destructive earthquakes, often resulting in tsunami, occur several times each century.[78] The 1923 Tokyo earthquake killed over 140,000 people.[79] More recent major quakes are the 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake and the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake, a 9.0magnitude[80] quake which hit Japan on March 11, 2011, and triggered a large tsunami.[52] Due to its location in the Pacific Ring of Fire, Japan is substantially prone to earthquakes and tsunami, having the highest natural disaster risk in the developed world.[81]

§Climate
Main article: Climate of Japan

Cherry blossoms of Mount Yoshinohas been the subject of many plays andwaka poetry.

Autumn maple leaves (momiji) atKongōbu-ji on Mount Kōya, a UNESCO World Heritage