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	Japan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Japan (Japanese: 日本, Nihon or Nippon) is an East Asian country surrounded by the Pacific Ocean, the Sea of Japan, the Philippine Sea, the East China Sea, and the Sea of Okhotsk.
		Japan is situated in a volcanic zone on the Pacific Ring of Fire, at the juncture of the Philippine Plate, Pacific Plate, Eurasian Plate, and North American Plate.
		Japan's average temperature for the summer time is 30°C, and for the winter, it is 4.7°C. Because of its great length from north to south, Japan's climate varies from region to region: the far north is very cold in the winter, while the far south is subtropical.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Japan (5028 words)

	JAPAN - LoveToKnow Article on JAPAN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-08)
		During the whole of the Mesozoic era Japan appears to have lain on or near the margin of the Asiatic continent, and the marine deposits are confined for the most part to the eastern side of the islands.
		There are three wet seasons in Japan: the first, from the middle of April to the beginning of May; the second, from the middle of June to the beginning of July; and the third, from early in September to early in October.
		Japan is emphatically a wet country so far as quantity of rainfall is concerned, the average for the whole country being 1570 mm.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /J/JA/JAPAN.htm (19610 words)

	Japan (08/05)
		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 its ongoing negotiations for EPAs with Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, and the Philippines.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/4142.htm (5691 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook -- Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-08)
		In 1933 Japan occupied Manchuria and in 1937 it launched a full-scale invasion of China.
		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 totals more than 160% of GDP, and the aging of the population are two major long-run problems.
	www.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/ja.html (1477 words)

	Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-08)
		Medical caregivers in Japan require payment in full at the time of treatment or concrete proof of ability to pay before treating a foreigner who is not a member of the national health insurance plan.
		Japan is one of the most seismically active locations in the world; minor tremors are felt regularly throughout the islands.
		Japan is not a Hague Convention signatory, and U.S. court custody decisions are not enforceable in Japan.
	travel.state.gov /travel/japan.html (5242 words)

	Timeline of Japanese History
		Legends surrounding the founding of Japan are compiled as history in the Kojiki (Record of Ancient Matters) and the Nihon shoki (Chronicle of Japan).
		Japan accepts the U.S. demands and opens its door for the first time in two centuries.
		Draw on your knowledge of Japan's geography, history, and cultural values to predict how its influence will be modified by other peoples and nations.
	www.askasia.org /frclasrm/readings/t000013.htm (1067 words)

	Japan
		An archipelago in the Pacific, Japan is separated from the east coast of Asia by the Sea of Japan.
		Japan, Sea of - Japan, Sea of, or East Sea,enclosed arm of the Pacific Ocean, c.405,000 sq mi (1,048,950 sq km),...
		japanning - japanning, method of varnishing a surface, such as wood, metal, or glass, to obtain a durable,...
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0107666.html (1510 words)

	Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-08)
		Orient students to where Japan is and where it is in relationship to the United States and to their homes using the large world map.
		Japan is a small country with a very large number of people.
		Folded fans were invented in Japan over twelve hundred years ago to brush the flies away from the sacred vessels in temples and for use in ceremonial dances.
	fga.freac.fsu.edu /academy/k1japan.htm (7856 words)

	Nuclear Weapons Program - Japan
		Japan's small size, its geographically concentrated industry, and the close proximity of potentially hostile powers all render the country vulnerable to a nuclear strike.
		Japan's nuclear power program based on reprocessed plutonium has aroused widespread suspicion that Japan is secretly planning to develop nuclear weapons.
		Japan's nuclear technology and ambiguous nuclear inclinations have provided a considerable nuclear potential, becoming a "paranuclear state." Japan would not have material or technological difficulties in making nuclear weapons.
	www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/world/japan/nuke.htm (1935 words)

	CBC News Indepth: Japan
		Japan joins the Allied powers, playing minor role in First World War by fighting German forces in east Asia.
		Post-war Japan is occupied by the Allied powers, which demilitarize the country and supervise return of all territories seized by Japan.
		Japan may be the world's second-biggest economy, but it's looking over its shoulder at China's "economic miracle" and knows that it faces an increasingly formidable competitor – and one with a long memory.
	www.cbc.ca /news/background/japan (697 words)

	Japanese Culture - Royalty - The Imperial Family
		According to the historical chronicles of ancient Japan, the Kojiki (Record of Ancient Matters, AD712) and the Nihon Shoki (Chronicle of Japan, AD720), the sun goddess Amaterasu Omikami presented the sanshu no jingi or Imperial Regalia to her grandson, Ninigi no Mikoto.
		It wasn't until Tokugawa Ieyasu became Shogun of the recently reunited Japan at the beginning of the Edo Period (1600~1868) that the imperial institution regained some of its former glory, if not its power.
		The fact that his and Masako's first child was a girl (Aiko) and Masako is now reaching an age where another child is increasingly unlikely, there have been renewed moves to revise the Imperial House Law to allow female members of the family to ascend to the throne.
	www.japan-zone.com /culture/imperial.shtml (1513 words)

	Welcome to Japan Direct (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-08)
		At Japan-Direct, we export all the latest electronic equipment, often only available in Japan.The newest electronics are often only available in Japan, sometimes for one year or more before they reach other countries.
		Japan has the largest market in the world for high performance consumer electronics, and only 9% of the Japanese economy is export related.
		We are located right in Osaka, Japan so you can get your goods NOW instead of having to wait 2-3 weeks or worry about having your product shipped to a company in your country and THEN to you.
	www.japan-direct.com (445 words)

	AskTog: Japan 6—Singing for my Supper
		My guide book was kind enough to let me in on the secret, that they would ply me with weirder and weirder foods until I surrendered.
		My host excused himself and went in first by himself, murmuring something about how he had to speak with the Mama-san (manager) to see whether she would let us in.
		But that was a side of Japan we would not explore, at least on this trip, because, starting tomorrow, we were off on a great adventure, out of Tokyo and into the mountains.
	www.asktog.com /travel/Japan/japan06.html (1193 words)

	JAPAN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-08)
		Japan from an Anthropological Perspective An analytical text divided into three sections: Geography and History, Culture and Society, and Contemporary Issues.
		Japan Policy Research Institute (JPRI) "As of November 1997, JPRI has now released all publications prior to 1997.
		Counseling and Support in Japan "A 'bi-lingual' page with its main aims are to give information on counseling, online support and mental health care available in Japan and to provide a forum where anyone experiencing emotional challenges can communicate their feelings and get support."
	asnic.utexas.edu /asnic/countries/japan (854 words)

	Japan.com - Technology - Magnetic Fan in Japan - Japanese Magnetic Fan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-08)
		Nichia's research budget was minuscule compared with the huge budgets available to the major lighting and semiconductor companies, but no other company in the multi-billion dollar semiconductor and lighting industries believed indium nitride was a candidate material.
		However, the most significant driver spurring the market is likely to be the reduction in the total cost of ownership, combined with the environmental benefits, as new building codes and tighter environmental laws will force the adoption of technologies that meet more stringent standards.
		Japan leads the world in many technologies and research fields.
	www.japan.com /technology/index.php (1456 words)

	Saving Japan
		The state of Japan is a scandal, an outrage, a reproach.
		Of those who do make pronouncements on Japan, many if not most have taken the easy way out: blaming the victim, absolving themselves of responsibility for proposing solutions by asserting that Japan's problems are deep, structural, beyond the reach of technical fixes.
		And it led to a surprising conclusion: that there is indeed a simple fix for Japan's slump - and that the structural obstacles to a quick recovery lie not in the economy itself but in the minds of policymakers.
	web.mit.edu /krugman/www/jpage.html (437 words)

	Boston Consulate General of Japan
		Japan Brief is a handy report which aims at giving up-to-the-minute background information, in plain and concise form, on news covering Japanese economy, politics, society, culture, and other matters of interest....
		The JLPT is jointly sponsored by the Japan Foundation and the Association of International Education, Japan.
		Learning from the world's vast collection of wisdom and methods of interaction with nature found around the globe, we hope to bring the world together for the creation of a global society allowing the multitude of cultures and civilizations to coexist together....
	www.boston.us.emb-japan.go.jp (282 words)

	Embassy of Japan
		Japan’s Provision of Grant Aid in response to the Earthquake Disaster in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
		Japan’s Response to the Disaster caused by the Earthquake on October 8, 2005
		Japan Lower House Adopts Resolution at the 60th Anniversary of WWII
	www.us.emb-japan.go.jp /english/html (837 words)

	Japan:Country Web Pages (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-08)
		This was a joint event of the LEED Programme and the Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT).
		The book includes the papers presented at the workshop with report of some successful cases of regional employment development in each country, which was added to the papers based on the discussions at the workshop.
		The US where economic growth has been broader-based and Japan, may be better placed to resist this shock than in the Euro area and in the UK where household consumption has weakened recently.
	www.oecd.org /country/0,3021,en_33873108_33873539_1_1_1_1_1,00.html (393 words)

	Outdoor Japan - Your guide to travel and the outdoors in Japan
		My rain gear was completely wet with humidity and sweat—what a mess—yet my heart was like a sunny day filled with joy, soaking in the precipitous scenery.
		By now most of us here in Japan are enjoying a bit of a reprieve from the stifling heat and humidity of summer.
		Situated at the foot of the Japan Alps, the views of the 3.000 meter peaks outside the hotel are breath taking.
	www.outdoorjapan.com (656 words)

	Netscape Search Category - Japan
		Japan - A Country Study Overview of Japanese life, history, and culture by the US Library of Congress.
		Japan Introduction 2000 Intro to Japan's economy, geography, climate, natural resources, demographics, political system, immigration, and maps.
		Japan, My Japan A Guide to Japan, containing useful resources and information on culture, society, mass media, travel, literature and language.
	search-intl.netscape.com /Regional/Asia/Japan (178 words)

	Japan Today: Japan's largest English news and information portal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-08)
		Heavy snow may fall up until Monday in regions along the Sea of Japan coast and some other parts of the country as the season's coldest air mass covers the Japanese archipelago on Sunday, the Japan Meteorological Agency warned Saturday.
		A Cambodian-registered timber freighter spilled about 1,000 logs into the Sea of Japan early Saturday after it was whipped by strong winds and began to list, the Japan Coast Guard said.
		Japan and Iran will hold senior working-level talks Sunday in Tehran to discuss various concerns including the Iranian nuclear issue and the situation in neighboring Iraq, Foreign Ministry officials said Friday.
	www.japantoday.com /e?content=home (695 words)

	NewsOnJapan.com
		Japan may cut public works spending by 4 pct in yr to March 2007
		Japan's economic growth slows down in 3rd qtr, gov't remain upbeat
		Japan to pay 1/3 of cost of joint missile defense system with US
	newsonjapan.com (534 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Asia-Pacific \| Japan racism 'deep and profound'
		An independent investigator for the UN says racism in Japan is deep and profound, and the government does not recognise the depth of the problem.
		Doudou Diene, a UN special rapporteur on racism and xenophobia, was speaking at the end of a nine-day tour of the country.
		Mr Diene says he plans to recommend that Japan enact a law against discrimination, which he said should be drawn up in consultation with minority groups.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/asia-pacific/4671687.stm (227 words)

	Japan Nightporter
		The Japan albums "Adolescent Sex" (BVCM37218), "Obscure Alternatives" (BVCM37219), "Quiet Life" (BVCM37220) and "Assemblage"(BVCM37221) are being re-released in replica LP sleeves at budget price in Japan on 21st December.
		These are 24-bit remastered using the JVC K2 system and are the same as the versions released in Japan in 2001.
		It was also reported that the album was widely available in Japan a week before the official release date.
	www.nightporter.co.uk (496 words)

	Japan Web and Internet Guide .. The Search Beat
		Japan Traveler is distributed free to hundreds of locations the Kanto area from Narita to Yokohama and Tokyo's largest book stores.
		Japan - A Country Study - Overview of Japanese life, history, and culture by the US Library of Congress.
		Japan, My Japan - A Guide to Japan, containing useful resources and information on culture, society, mass media, travel, literature and language.
	regional.searchbeat.com /japan.htm (755 words)

	Bloomberg.com: Japan
		Japan's Economy May Beat Deflation, Prompt Bank of Japan to Change Policy No major industrialized nation has had more recent economic recoveries than Japan: three in the past 15 years.
		Yen Heads for Biggest Weekly Gain in Six Years on Bank of Japan's Outlook The yen rose for a third straight day, capping its biggest weekly gain in six years against the dollar, on speculation the Bank of Japan is moving closer to ending its zero interest-rate policy.
		Japanese Bonds Have First Weekly Gain in Three as Nikkei 225 Average Drops Japan's 10-year bonds had their first weekly gain in three as the Nikkei 225 Stock Average completed its longest streak of weekly losses in seven months.
	www.bloomberg.com /news/regions/japan.html (231 words)

	WWW-VL History Index
		Japan - A Country Study, from the Library of Congress
		Ancient Japan, to 710 A.D. Myth of the formation of Japan in 660 BC
		The Constitution of the Empire of Japan (1889)
	vlib.iue.it /history/asia/Japan/japan.html (448 words)

	Embassy of Japan in the Philippines
		Embassy of Japan 's Ambassador Ryuichiro Yamazaki extended his deepest regards to the three Filipino outstanding ladies for their great contribution to the success of activities of Asian Women's Fund (AWF).
		Embassy of Japan 's Ambassador Ryuichiro Yamazaki leads the inauguration ceremony for the Japan Official Development Assistance (ODA) — funded, The Project for Renovation of Bahay Maria Children Center, in Makati City.
		Japan in the UN See the Video Clips (available in English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Korean and Arabic) about Japan's role in the United Nations.
	www.ph.emb-japan.go.jp (584 words)

	Japan Travel Guide, Japanese Popular Culture, History and Japanese Etiquette
		Welcome to the bizarre world of an American mannequin family who have recently moved to Japan, and cause quite an uproar.
		CULTURE: Aromatherapy may be all the rage these days, but kodo, the art of incense, has been around for centuries and is one of the three major Japanese traditional arts.
		A must-have item for any student of Japanese or trip to Japan is a pocket dictionary.
	www.japan-zone.com (660 words)

	NAJAS - Home
		The Keizai Koho Center (Japan Institute for Social and Economic Affairs) in cooperation with the NAJAS sponsors a two-week fellowship to Japan for educators from the U.S. and Canada.
		It is named in honor of Elgin Heinz for his commitment to educating students about Asia as well as for the inspiration he has provided to the field of pre-college education...
		This is a great opportunity to celebrate the new year, welcome The Honorable Yoshio Nomoto, Consul General of Japan in Los Angeles, and enjoy delicious Café Japengo food...
	www.us-japan.org (247 words)

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