Interesting Facts About Japan by Muzafar

Did you now Japanese name for japan is Nihon or Nippon and if you say Nippon-koku or Nihon-Koku meaning State or Japan.

Sovereign Island Nation in East Asia Okhotsk in the north to the located in the Pacific Ocean it lies off the Eastern Coast of the Asian mainland and stretches from the sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China sea and Ocean it Taiwan in the south West.

Kanji makes up Japan`s name Sun Origin Japan is consisting of 6852 islands and population of 127 million is world`s tenth largest population .

The second signo-Japanese war of 1937 expanded into part of World War 2 in 1941 which came to an end in 1945 following the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and Japanese surrender.

Japan is a member of the UN The OECD, The G7, The G8, and the G20 and is considered are great power the country has the world`s third-largest economy by Nominal and the worlds fourth-Largest economy by purchasing power Parity.

It is also the world`s fourth-largest exporter and fourth-largest importer.

Japan benefits from are skilled workforce and is among the most highly educated countries in the world, with one of the highest percentages of its citizens holding tertiary education degree.

Tokyo is the capital of Japan with population of 9.1 million.

The emperor of Japan is the head of the imperial family and is the ceremonial head of state of Japan`s system of constitutional monarchy and His Majesty Akihito is the current emperor of Japan and he lives in the imperial house of Japan, has been called Kyujo, later Kokyo and is located on the former site of Edo Castle in the heart of Tokyo.

Japan was founded in 1660BC by emperor Jimmu. The Emperor`s birthday [December 23] is are national holiday.