Japan Population: 127 million Capital: Tokyo Population: 13.6 million Grace Swiger Jacob Stahl

Geography Major Islands: Sea of Japan- Separates the Asian continent from the Japanese archipelago. Shinano River Hokkaido Honshu Shikoku Kyushu Other Geography: Mount Fuji Other Bodies of Water: North Pacific Ocean Philippine Sea East China Sea

Climate: Due to the large North South extension of the country, the climate varies strongly in different regions. The climate in most of the major cities, including Tokyo, is temperate to sub-tropic and consists of four seasons. The winter is mild and the summer is hot and humid. There is a rainy season in early summer, and typhoons hit parts of the country every year during late summer. The climate of the northern islands of Hokkaido and the Sea of Japan coast is colder and snow falls in large amounts. In Okinawa, on the other hand, the mean temperature of January is warm 17 degrees Celsius.

Government and More.. Government Leader- Shinzo Abe Unitary State Constitutional Monarchy Parliamentary System Major Wars of Japan: World War II (1941-1945) Iraq War (2003-2011)

Relations With The U.S. Relations began in the late 18th and early 19th century, with the diplomatic but force-backed missions of U.S. ship Captains James Glynn and Matthew C. Perry to the Tokugawa Shogunate being of particular importance. The countries maintained relatively cordial relations after that, and Japanese immigration to the United States was prominent until the 20th century, in the period before WWII, when disputes over control of Asia led to war.

Economy Major Export: Vehicles: US$134 billion (21.4% of total exports) Company: Toyota

Tokyo to build two more skyscrapers in Shibuya over next two years. Current Event Tokyo to build two more skyscrapers in Shibuya over next two years. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/

More about Japan… Currency: Japanese Yen National Anthem: 1 JY= 0.0095 USD MW= 780 Yen per hour National Anthem: http://www.japan.go.jp/culture/flagandanthem.html Independence Day: None Religion: Shinto & Buddhism 6 different practices Worship Kami Flag White with red circle Circle of the Sun

Language Japanese Alphabet Hello: Kon’nichiwa Goodbye: Sayonara How are you: Ogenkidesuka Thank you: Arigatogozaimashita

More about Japan… National Dish Family Life:http://www.skwirk.com/p-c_s-1_u-57_t-100_c-644/family-life/nsw/family-life/study-of-a-cultural-group-japan/way-of-life National Dance: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/90/Japanese_Traditional_Dance.oggtheora.ogv/Japanese_Traditional_Dance.oggtheora.ogv.480p.webm Major Holidays: Jan 1- New Years Day Jan 11- Coming of age Day Feb 11- National Foundation Day Mar 21 Vernal Equinox Day Apr 29- Showa Day May 3- Constitutional Memorial Day May 4- Greenery Day May 5- Children’s Day Jul 18- Marine Day Aug 11- Mountain Day Sept 19- Respect the aged Day Sept 22- Autumnal Equinox Day Oct 10- Health-Sports Day Nov 3- Culture Day Nov 23- Thanksgiving Day Dec 23- Emperors Birthday Sushi: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/24228/sushi-roll/?internalSource=rotd&referringId=17498&referringContentType=recipe%20hub&clickId=cardslot%201

-Kinkaku-ji -Mount Fuji -Todai-ji -Kiyomizu-dera -Senso-ji Important Landmarks -Kinkaku-ji -Mount Fuji -Todai-ji -Kiyomizu-dera -Senso-ji -Meiji Shrine Mount Fuji

Sport Judo and Baseball https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiDrvbgjPbPAhUM4oMKHbj9BTQQyCkIHjAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dbe-BoM-WokY&usg=AFQjCNFzbyulngfH92HPpGwGzXr7sx5png&sig2=ntnqy0gZh--7qFxYq83aQQ&bvm=bv.136593572,d.amc

Civilization in Japan Jomon Period: Time: 10,500 BC to about 300 BC Where: Kyushu About: http://www.ancient.eu/Jomon_Period/ http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/jomo/hd_jomo.htm Leaders: Anonymous No historical records of leaders VIDEO: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjbj_H9j_bPAhWq34MKHaokCrQQuAIIIzAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DbC-VUVcEU-0&usg=AFQjCNFf0xA3t7C55MLc_F0WSYNmwQovHg&sig2=ZzuO7s9lxOxDzNlowly0Kw&bvm=bv.136593572,d.amc