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	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Geography of Japan
		Japan, a country of islands, extends along the eastern or Pacific coast of Asia.
		In total land area, Japan is slightly smaller than California.
		As Japan is situated in a volcanic zone along the Pacific deeps, frequent low-intensity earth tremors and occasional volcanic activity are felt throughout the islands.
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/ge/Geography_of_Japan (456 words)

	Japan Geography
		Japan consists of several thousands of islands, of which Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku are the four largest.
		Japan's northernmost islands are located on a similar geographical latitude as Milan or Portland, while her southernmost islands are on a similar latitude as the Bahamas.
		Japan is politically structured into 8 regions and 47 prefectures.
	www.japan-guide.com /list/e1000.html (281 words)

	Course information
		Examination of Japan's environmental setting, historical geographic evolution, distinctive cultural geographic patterns, population and settlement characteristics, internal spatial differentiation, economic growth, political geographic structure, and global importance.
		The course explores the introductory concepts of plant geography and biogeography, two interconnected disciplines that document and explain the changing distributions of plants and animals from both a spatial and temporal context.
		A regional approach to the study of population geography with concern for the interaction between the focus of economic growth and the components of population change and development.
	www.unh.edu /geography/Pages/Course_information.html (1005 words)

	Japan: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — Infoplease.com
		An archipelago in the Pacific, Japan is separated from the east coast of Asia by the Sea of Japan.
		Japan surrendered formally on Sept. 2, 1945, aboard the battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay.
		japanning - japanning japanning, method of varnishing a surface, such as wood, metal, or glass, to obtain a...
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107666.html (1875 words)

	Course Index: Geography
		A regional approach to the cultural, economic and physical geography of Wisconsin.
		P: a 1000 level course in geology or geography, or consent of the instructor.
		P: a 1000 level course in geography, or consent of the instructor.
	www.uwplatt.edu /academics/catalogs/undergraduate/archive/2001-2003/courses/geog.html (757 words)

	Geography Of Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		If you would like to use this flag of Japan or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
		If you would like to use this map of Japan or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
		If you would like to use this information for Japan or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
	www.appliedlanguage.com /country_guides/japan_country_geography.shtml (359 words)

	Japan: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — FactMonster.com
		Japan won its first military engagements during the war, extending its power over a vast area of the Pacific.
		Japan surrendered formally on Sept. 2, 1945, aboard the battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay.
		Douglas MacArthur was appointed supreme commander of the U.S. occupation of postwar Japan (1945–1952).
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0107666.html (1663 words)

	Geography of Japan \| National Clearinghouse for U.S.-Japan Studies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The nation of Japan is a long and narrow island chain situated in the North Pacific Ocean parallel to the easternmost edge of the Asian continent.
		The Japanese islands are separated from the Asian continent by the Sea of Okhotsk in the north and both the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea in the west.
		The latitude of Japan is similar to the latitude of the east coast of the United States.
	www.indiana.edu /~japan/LP/LS28.html (2050 words)

	Geography of Japan - ExampleProblems.com
		Japan is an island nation in East Asia comprised of a large stratovolcanic archipelago extending along the Pacific coast of Asia.
		As Japan is situated in a volcanic zone along the Pacific deeps, frequent low-intensity earth tremors and occasional volcanic activity are felt throughout the islands.
		Japan has always been linked with the continent through trade routes, stretching in the north toward Siberia, in the west through the Tsushima Islands to the Korean Peninsula, and in the south to the ports on the south China coast.
	www.exampleproblems.com /wiki/index.php?title=Geography_of_Japan&printable=yes (2204 words)

	Geography of Japan \| Japan Digest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Japan is the leading fishing nation in the world, plying the high seas to feed the largest per capita fish-consuming nation.
		Japan is also part of the Pacific Rim, with land facing the Pacific, relatively high levels of industrialization and urbanization indicating high levels of economic development, and huge imports/ exports which move mainly across the Pacific.
		Japan is a developed nation, indicated by its GNP per person ($37,126 in 2000), the occupational structure of its work force (7% agriculture, 24% industry, 69% service), energy consumption, transport and communication levels, amount of metals required annually, worker productivity, rate of literacy, nutrition, and savings.
	www.indiana.edu /~japan/Digests/geo-2.htm (2026 words)

	Japan - GEOGRAPHY
		Japan's insular nature, together with the compactness of its main territory and the cultural homogeneity of its people, enabled the nation to remain free of outside domination until its defeat in World War II.
		Central Japan is marked by the convergence of the three mountain chains--the Hida, Kiso, and Akaishi mountains--that form the Japanese Alps (Nihon Arupusu), several of whose peaks are higher than 3,000 meters.
		The region comprises three distinct districts: Hokuriku, a coastal strip on the Sea of Japan that is a major wet-rice producing area; Tosan, or the Central Highlands; and Tokai, or the eastern seaboard, a narrow corridor along the Pacific Coast.
	www.mongabay.com /reference/country_studies/japan/GEOGRAPHY.html (4950 words)

	Japan (11/06)
		Manchukuo was dissolved, and Manchuria was returned to China; Japan renounced all claims to Formosa; Korea was occupied and divided by the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.; southern Sakhalin and the Kuriles were occupied by the U.S.S.R.; and the U.S. became the sole administering authority of the Ryukyu, Bonin, and Volcano Islands.
		Japan's Government is a parliamentary democracy, with a House of Representatives and a House of Councillors.
		Japan's economic engagement with its neighbors is increasing, as evidenced by the conclusion of an EPA with Singapore and the Philippines, and its ongoing negotiations for EPAs with Thailand and Malaysia.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/4142.htm (5020 words)

	Japan Geography >> Japan Budget Hotels
		Japan is bigger than Germany, and the U.K. It is 1.7 times the size of North and South Korea combined, 10 times the size of Taiwan and 350 times the size of Hong Kong.
		Japan is sliced into two halves by the mountains - the front half facing the Pacific Ocean, and the other half facing the Sea of Japan.
		Japan's northernmost islands are located approximately on same geographical latitude as Milan or Portland while her southernmost islands are about on the same latitude as the Bahamas.
	www.japanbudgethotels.com /geography_of_japan.htm (819 words)

	Japan Omnibus - General - Facts and Figures
		Japan is an island nation located off the east coast of the Asian continent.
		Japan is located on the western rim of the so-called Pacific "Ring of Fire" and as a result suffers from frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity.
		For example, the Japan Communist Party has long protested that since neither are actually recognized as official in the constitution and are more or less "de facto" national symbols, established by social custom rather than in law, the government should allow a national debate on the issue.
	www.japan-zone.com /omnibus/facts.shtml (742 words)

	Japan's Geography (volcanoes and earthquakes, climate)
		On Japan's east is the Pacific Ocean and on the west is the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea.
		From north to south, Japan covers a range of latitude of some 25 degrees and is influenced in the winter by seasonal winds blowing from Siberia and in the summer by seasonal winds blowing from the pacific Ocean.
		These northwesterly winds pick up moisture over the Sea of Japan and drop much of this moisture in the form of rain and snow on the western side of Japan as they are impeded in their eastern advance by the ridge of mountains that runs through the central part of the country.
	www.asianinfo.org /asianinfo/japan/geography.htm (1963 words)

	UN Seahorse: Geography of Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Japan proper consists of the large islands of Hokkaido, the northernmost; Honshu, the largest, called the mainland; Shikoku; and Kyushu, the southernmost.
		The Sea of Okhotsk is to the north of the four main islands of Japan, the Pacific Ocean is to the east and south, the East China Sea is to the southwest, and the Korea Strait and the Sea of Japan are on the west.
		On the Asian continent, Russia is to the north and northwest of Japan, and North Korea, South Korea, and China are to the west.
	www.gdrc.org /oceans/un-seahorse/geo.html (333 words)

	International Days: Japan
		Japan is an island state comprising a group of four principal islands and several smaller ones, off the east coast of Asia.
		It is bound by the Sea of Japan, the Korea Strait and the East China Sea to the west, the Pacific Ocean to the east and the La Perouse Strait to the north.
		During the reign of the Tokugawa Shoguns, Japan's emperor reigned in secluded majesty at the imperial capital in Kyoto; however, the true center of power, government, the economy and social life was Edo, where the Shogun lived and ruled the country.
	www.cdli.ca /CITE/japan.htm (909 words)

	Japan Geography
		Japan is a chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean.
		Japan is well known for its traditional style of architecture.
		Japan is a major producer of computers, televisions, cameras and audio equipment.
	www.kidport.com /RefLib/WorldGeography/Japan/Japan.htm (266 words)

	Japan Overview \| Japan Tour Guide \| iExplore.com
		Japan’s subsequent collision with the British, who had substantial political and economic interests in China, contributed to her alliance with Germany in World War II.
		And Japan is still a land of great natural beauty, from the snow festivals and lavender farms of the northern isle of Hokkaido to the sun-drenched beaches of the subtropical south.
		Japan is separated from the Asian mainland by 160km (100 miles) of sea.
	www.iexplore.com /dmap/Japan/Overview (697 words)

	Japan's Geography
		Japan is located in Eastern Asia, but Japan is an island so it is in the North Pacific Ocean.
		Japan is surround by the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan.
		Japan has lots of earthquakes because it Japan lies on an unstable part of the crust.
	library.thinkquest.org /J0112187/japan_geography.htm (509 words)

	Japan Geography
		Japan, a country of islands, extends along the eastern or Pacific coast of Asia.
		Japan belongs to the temperate zone with distinct four seasons, but varies from cool temperate in north to subtropical in south.
		The climate is also affected by the seasonal winds blown from the continent to the ocean in winters and vise versa in summers.
	www.shododesigns.com /japaninformation/japangeography.htm (621 words)

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		Japan is a unique island country that is truly the top peaks of a volcano beginning deep under the Pacific Ocean.
		Over all Japan is a very unique country in the sense that there are ski resorts in the north, while there are beaches and tropical plants in the south.
		Shikoku is the smallest of all Japan's four main islands, south of the island of Honshu and east of the island of Kyushu, between the Inland Sea and the Pacific Ocean.
	www.ri.net /schools/East_Greenwich/Cole/japangeography.html (841 words)

	Marimari.com : Japan - Geography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Japan stretches along an archipelago that extends from the western tip of Honshu all the way to Taiwan.
		The weather in Japan is rather complex due to its mountainous territory.
		This would be the best time to visit Japan, with beautiful clear skies that contribute even more to the spectacular scenery of this country.
	www.marimari.com /content/japan/general_info/geography.html (402 words)

	Educational Geography Information -- Japan
		If you are interested in geography you should also take a look at this educational geography card game for all ages.
		Japan maintains one of the world's largest fishing fleets and accounts for nearly 15% of the global catch.
		Japan's huge government debt, which is approaching 150% of GDP, and the ageing of the population are two major long-run problems.
	www.geographycards.com /countryinfo/ja.html (1696 words)

	Geography of Japan: The essentials.
		An archipelago, a series of islands, in the Pacific Ocean, Japan is separated from the east coast of Asia by the Sea of Japan.
		Japan's four main islands are Honshu (the “mainland”), Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku.
		Hot springs are caused from geothermal heat, heat from the interior of the Earth, heating the water as it leaves the ground.
	japanwelcomesyou.com /japan/geography-of-japan.cfm (163 words)

	JAPAN: THE GEOGRAPHY OF A NATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		This unit was designed to introduce geography as the basic element of the study of a culture.
		The five themes of geography serve as a framework from which to explore the physical environment of a particular country in the world.
		Japan is a region of the tsunami and earthquakes.
	www.smith.edu /fcceas/curriculum/duchesneau.htm (1746 words)

	CSU Geography Undergraduate
		The Geography curriculum starts with the "state of the world" and how a geographer looks at it.
		Finally, you may begin to truly specialize in a particular part of the world, in urban of environmental geography, or in mapmaking and geographic analysis.
		The club has also toured and regularly attended professional geography meetings hosted by the Association of American Geographers and the National Council for Geographic Education throughout the United States.
	www.csu.edu /gsea/geography/undergraduate.htm (627 words)

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