Japan
Japan (Japanese Nihon or Nippon)A country occupying an archipelago off the coast of east Asia. It stretches about 2400 km (1500 miles) from Hokkaido in the north‐east through Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu to the Ryukyu Islands in the south‐west. Japan is separated from China to the south‐west by the East China Sea, from Siberia and Korea to the west by the Sea of Japan, and from the islands of Sakhalin and the Kuriles to the north and north‐east by the Sea of Okhotsk and the Nemuro Strait.
Physical.
The deeply indented coastlines are surrounded by many smaller islands, with the Inland Sea forming an important constituent of the country. The islands curve along the edge of the Eurasian plate, one of the Earth's geologically most active zones, creating almost perpetual earthquake and much volcanic activity. Mountains cover two‐thirds of Japan's surface, and the rivers are generally unsuited for navigation. Generally...[The entire page is 1462 words long]
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