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	Japan :: Any Travels
		Japan's closest neighbours are North Korea, South Korea, Russia and China.
		Japan's area is larger than, for example, Germany's and comparable to the one of Italy or California.
		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.anytravels.com /asia/japan (1835 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Towns of Japan
		Japan's aging population and new efforts to stanch a long-unquestioned flood of public subsidies are turning swaths of the country's hinterlands into destitute ghost towns.
		Japan's medieval era was characterized by the emergence of a ruling class of warriors, the samurai.
		Japan's military is governed by the Japan Defense Agency (JDA) and primarily consists of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Towns-of-Japan (328 words)

	Low subsidies, aging plague rural Japan - Boston.com
		Japan's aging population and new efforts to stanch a long-unquestioned flood of public subsidies are turning swaths of the country's hinterlands into destitute ghost towns.
		Japan's economy was on a roll back in the 1980s and early 90s, and politicians in Tokyo found it easy to win local votes by doling out plentiful cash and pork barrel projects that created jobs.
		Japan was still the world's second-largest economy but soon had the biggest public debt in the industrialized world.
	www.boston.com /business/articles/2007/03/04/low_subsidies_aging_plague_rural_japan (1370 words)

	Japan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Japan's medieval era was characterized by the emergence of a ruling class of warriors, the samurai.
		Japan's military is governed by the Japan Defense Agency (JDA) and primarily consists of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.
		Japan is among the world's largest and most technologically advanced producers of motor vehicles, electronic equipment, machine tools, steel and nonferrous metals, ships, chemical, textiles, and processed foods, and is home to some of the largest and most well-known multinational corporations and commercial brands (see list of Japanese companies).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Japan (6122 words)

	Towns of Japan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A town (町; chō or machi) is a local administrative unit in Japan.
		It is a local public body along with prefecture (ken or other equivalents), city (shi), and village (mura).
		Geographically, a town's extent is contained within a prefecture.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Towns_of_Japan (125 words)

	Japan by net - JP Directory, Overview
		During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Japan became a regional power that was able to defeat the forces of both China and Russia.
		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.
	jpby.net (872 words)

	Castle Towns
		Although constructed primarily as defended residences for provincial lords (daimyo) and their retainers, castle towns necessarily became local administrative headquarters through which political authority was channeled from the shogun's citadel in Edo (now Tokyo) to all parts of the Japanese countryside.
		As commerce developed in Japan, the castle towns became the economic as well as the political centers of each province, and the merchant classes were increasingly attracted to reside in them.
		The general characteristics, however, seem to be common to most castle towns in Japan, indicating that a nation-wide consensus on the basic principles of castle town layout existed.
	hkuhist2.hku.hk /nakasendo/castletn.htm (1057 words)

	Wind Power Takes Off \| Business and Economy \| Trends in Japan \| Web Japan
		Several cities and towns in Japan have been building "citizens' windmills." Big business, too, is getting in on the act, spending more and more money and time on developing large-scale wind-generation facilities to help offset costs from surging oil prices.
		Denso Corp., Japan's biggest producer of auto parts, has been focusing its efforts on its "hybrid windmill." Located at the company's Anjo Plant, the facility uses wind generated from ventilation and cleaning equipment at its die-cast factories, in addition to natural wind.
		Although Japan's wind-generation efforts are still in their infancy, it is a field that is rapidly expanding.
	web-japan.org /trends/business/bus060329.html (656 words)

	Japan - Armeniapedia.org
		Japan may be thousands of kilometers from Armenia and even further away in terms of culture and philosophy.
		An expert in Japan and the Japanese language, Harutyunyan is a translator by profession and says she opened a tourism agency only by accident in 2002.
		The specialist of Japan says her friends and acquaintances are beginning to give her customers, paying attention to her knowledge and understanding of the culture of communicating with the Japanese.
	www.armeniapedia.org /index.php?title=Japan (1321 words)

	Japan Tokyo Mission \| Cities and Towns
		Japan is a nation of of stark contrasts.
		The greatest example is the contrast between the large modern industrial cities and the small traditional farming towns.
		Japan is an island country with four main islands: Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu and Shikoku.
	www.mission.net /japan/tokyo/north/page.php?pg_id=1437 (256 words)

	Japan Real Estate Blog: Japan's Towns Say No to Big Retail
		Urban planners in Japan, however, seem set to swing the pendulum back towards more stringent laws, in the midst of a growing movement for the revitalization of town centers (see also this Yomiuri column and my previous post on this).
		Japan’s rural communities are still mired in economic and demographic decline.
		Developments outside the towns have accelerated a hollowing-out of commercial activity from the traditional shopping districts in town centers, many of which are now pitiful zones of shuttered shops and deserted streets.
	japanrealestate.blogspot.com /2005/10/japans-towns-say-no-to-big-retail_26.html (597 words)

	Towns of Japan Information
		A town (町; chō or machi) is a local administrative unit in Japan.
		Nicholas Klar "My Mother is a Tractor: A Life in Rural Japan"
		View a list of authors or edit this article.
	www.bookrags.com /Town_%28Japan%29 (94 words)

	Hotelz Asia - Japan Guide
		Japan is one of the world's safest countries to visit, and also one of the most expensive.
		During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Japan became a regional power that was able to defeat the forces of both China and Russia.
		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.hotelzasia.com /japan.htm (895 words)

	Passport to Japan - Konnichiwa: Series Description
		Japan is a major trading partner for businesses in the United States and in many places has a significant impact on local economies.
		Students learn about the educational system of Japan and see how the physical layout of a Japanese school is built to reflect and accommodate the culture of Japan.
		Students are introduced to the geography, history and industry of Japan using the city of Kurashiki as a case study.
	www.kcpt.org /japan/description.html (430 words)

	Planet Ark - Many Japan Towns Have No Quake Response Plans - Paper
		In October, northern Japan was struck by a 6.8 magnitude quake that killed 40, the deadliest since a 7.2 quake killed more than 6,400 in the city of Kobe on Jan. 17, 1995.
		According to a survey of 728 cities and towns conducted by the Mainichi Shimbun daily, 371 said they had taken few or virtually no measures to prevent disasters, or respond quickly, should they be struck by an earthquake.
		Japan accounts for 20 percent of the world's earthquakes of magnitude 6 or higher.
	www.planetark.org /avantgo/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=28894 (359 words)

	Portal - Home page for Harlow (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The town has a very active community and voluntary sector and is a multi-cultural community with an ethnic minority population of 6.5%.
		Harlow’s original Masterplan for the development of the town which enshrined the green wedges as the lungs of the urban development, can be seen as one of its key assets.
		Harlow town is also home to the innovative Young People’s Information Centre, which provides a one-stop facility for advice and information for young people on a variety of subjects, and has recently been nominated for a national award from a local government publication Municipal Journal.
	www.newtowns.net /newtowns/Members/Harlow (2028 words)

	Japan - Maciej Swulinski
		Japan is a chain of islands along the Asia stretching from eastern Siberia down to Taiwan.
		This was not the most comfortable way to travel in Japan and of course not the fastest, but we experienced this country from different perspective that many visitors do.
		For most people in Japan it is a part of daily life, set of customs to follow.
	www.swulinski.com /travels/Japan.html (334 words)

	Japan File: Nakhodka Oil Spill
		Japan's only large scale oil recovery ship was stationed on the Pacific coast and took several days before it could arrive at the site of the spill.
		Public criticism of further delayed governmental action was largely drowned, though, in the rough winter waves on the Sea of Japan.
		The amount of crude oil spilled from the Nakhodka was 1/8th that of the Exxon Valdez accident in 1988 off the coast of Alaska, and the damage is estimated to total 16 to 17 billion yen.
	www.japanfile.com /environment/features/Oil_Spill-2.shtml (318 words)

	photo.net guide to Japan - photo.net (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Japan does not observe Daylight Savings Time, so the time difference from New York will be 13 hours in the summer.
		Japan is about as safe and crime-free as a country with 125 million people can be.
		Japan can be an enjoyable and satisfying place to visit - an understanding of the culture and consideration of others is the key which can lead to some unforgettable photo opportunities.
	www.photo.net /japan (4369 words)

	Islands of Japan: Tour Himeji-jo, Ito Island, Hagi, Benesse House
		Being an island country is an essential part of Japan's spirit, and we'll come to know that spirit through the art, cuisine, crafts and most of all, the people, we'll experience firsthand.
		This special town is in the process of being lovingly restored by the local residents and offers many glimpses into the past.
		Today we'll continue along the Japan seacoast by train to Hagi, a castle town dating back to the 17th C. that is famous for its kilns and Hagi-yaki pottery, which is often used in the tea ceremony.
	www.esprittravel.com /tours/islands_japan.html (1474 words)

	Skiing & Snowboarding in Japan
		Japan has countless ski and snowboarding resorts, many of them worth visiting, dotted all over Honshu, Hokkaido and even as far south as Kyushu.
		Resorts in Japan are quickly making "snowboard park" facilities directed towards the increasing numbers of boarders and doing their best to accommodate them, and the boarding scene gets better and more sophisticated each year.
		The town of Yuzawa in southern Niigata is just 70 minutes from Tokyo using the Joetsu Shinkansen, and the town can act as a base for over 25 resorts nearby.
	www.japantraveler.com /JT-00.02/skiing.htm (1790 words)

	Hometown USA - Cities, Towns, Villages and Communities
		Germany, Japan and, to a lesser extent, Britain and Italy were lifted out of the debris of war by the Americans who poured in billions of dollars and forgave other billions in debts.
		Bear in mind that some towns are more complete than others, this is because the information that we post on the sites comes from you… the visitor.
		The links are categorized by state, town and if there are many listings in a single town then those are broken down by yellow page style categories.
	www.hometownusa.com (1839 words)

	Tsunami warning as quake shakes Japan - World - smh.com.au
		A strong earthquake shook northern Japan early today and small tsunamis struck towns on Japan's northeastern coast about 350km from the epicentre.
		Japan's Meteorological Agency measured the magnitude at 6.9, it said.
		The agency said larger tsunamis could reach coastlines on Japan's Pacific Coast in the provinces of Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima and Hokkaido, and warned residents to stay away from the coast.
	www.smh.com.au /news/world/tsunami-warning-as-quake-shakes-japan/2005/11/15/1131951128294.html?oneclick=true (350 words)

	The photo.net guide to Japan
		Japan does not observe Daylight Savings Time, so the time difference from New York will be 13 hours in the summer.
		Japan is about as safe and crime-free as a country with 125 million people can be.
		Japan can be an enjoyable and satisfying place to visit - an understanding of the culture and consideration of others is the key which can lead to some unforgettable photo opportunities.
	photo.net /travel/japan (5412 words)

	Chinatowns in Japan
		Japan has three chinatowns in Yokohama, Nagasaki and Kobe.
		All of them originated as residential areas of Chinese merchants, who settled in Japan during the early 20th century, the second half of the 19th century and earlier.
		Today, Japan's chinatowns are tourist spots, popular for their restaurants and "exotic" atmosphere, rather than residential areas of Chinese immigrants, even though Yokohama's Chinatown, for example, is still home to several thousand residents of Chinese descent.
	www.japan-guide.com /e/e2420.html (202 words)

	Historic towns and districts in Japan
		While many of Japan's historic buildings and districts have been lost in fires, wars and due to city redevelopment, some cities and towns have managed to preserve a street block or whole district of traditional buildings.
		Post towns were built along the country's major highways, such as the Tokaido and Nakasendo, to accommodate and cater to travelers.
		For centuries, Japan's most important temples and shrines have attracted crowds of pilgrims and tourists, resulting in street blocks, city districts and whole towns, providing visitors with lodgings, food and souvenirs.
	www.japan-guide.com /e/e2422.html (775 words)

	Japanese Language Courses abroad in Japan
		It is a modern city yet has a history and is one of Japan's foremost castle towns.
		It lies in the heart of the Fukuoka Plains and is bordered on three sides by mountains, opening into the Sea of Genkai to the North.
		Fukuoka is renowned for its cuisine (the city has more restaurants per person than anywhere else in Japan) and its friendly and warm-hearted people.
	www.languagesabroad.com /countries/japan.html (549 words)

	The Enneagram Institute Discussion Board
		It's just a different image that is admired in small towns than in big cities.[/navy][/font=Comic Sans MS] [navy] 4W5 INFP sx/sp/so [b]Excess of sorrow laughs.
		Now I've studied modern Japan extensively to notice that their cultural aura is type 3 and is very visible, being driven, excelin, being adaptable and image concious are far more important in Japanese society then it is in the US.
		small towns may not be as sophisticated as the big cities in the US but they are still image-conscious and proud to be so.
	www.enneagraminstitute.com /forum/post.asp?method=ReplyQuote&REPLY_ID=311415&TOPIC_ID=13180&FORUM_ID=2 (655 words)

	Japan : Planning a Trip : Visitor Information \| Frommers.com
		The Japan National Tourist Organization (JNTO) publishes a wealth of free, colorful brochures and maps covering Japan as a whole, Tokyo, and various regions of the country.
		For general information about Japan, ask for "Your Traveling Companion," which includes "Tips for Budget Travel" and money-saving advice on traveling, lodging, and dining; and "The Tourist's Language Handbook," a phrase booklet to help foreign visitors communicate with the Japanese.
		All distribute leaflets on destinations throughout Japan that are not available at the destinations themselves.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/japan/0229020004.html (577 words)

	K-12 Classroom Television Resource - Passport to Japan--Konnichiwa
		PASSPORT TO JAPAN is an integrated, cross-curricular approach to teaching western children about the children of contemporary Japan.
		Learn about the educational system of Japan and see how the physical layout of a Japanese school is built to reflect and accommodate the culture of Japan.
		Explore the geography, history and industry of Japan using the city of Kurashiki as a case study.
	www.iptv.org /k12catalog/list_detail.cfm?ShowID=72 (296 words)

	Japan Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The towns and cities shown on this site are ones where I lived or enjoyed visiting between 1990 and 1995.
		They are a sampling of all of Japan: urban and rural, coastal and mountain, east and west, commercial and recreational.
		Please visit the site periodically to see what new towns and cities have been added.
	home.pacifier.com /~jmillen/japan (55 words)

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