Japan.

Japan belongs to the continent of Asia. Japan is an island nation surrounded by the Sea of Japan to the East and the Pacific Ocean to the West. Japan is made up of 6,852 islands. The highest point in Japan in Mount Fuji, which stands at 3,776m (12,388ft). As of July 2012, there are over 127 million people living in Japan (127,368,088), which is the tenth largest population in the world. Tokyo is the capital city of Japan and also the largest city. Other major cities include Osaka, Nagoya, and Sapporo. Japanese is the official language of Japan. Japan sits along the “Pacific Ring of Fire”, so has many volcanoes and experiences many earthquakes. In 2011, an earthquake of magnitude 9.0 hit Japan and created a tsunami which resulted in much devastation. Almost three quarters of Japan's land is either forest or mountains and is difficult to be made into farms, industrial or residential areas. Human life in Japan dates back thousands of years. Ancient warriors of Japan were known as Samurai. They were very skilled fighters and swordsmen. Their main weapon was the Katana, a sharp sword with a slight curve to it. Due to gases produced by power plants, Japan sometimes suffers from acid rain. Japan is an industrialized nation, producing some of the most technologically advanced motor vehicles, electronics, and machine tools.