4. Nippon -- “ Land of the Rising Sun ”

5. Japan and the United States

6. 4 Main and 4000 Small Islands

7. Japan ’ s Regions

8. Japan ’ s Topography

9. Fast Travel Throughout Japan Shinkansen: Bullet Train Bullet Train National Lines

10. Very Mountainous: Little Arable Land

11. Hells Lake Pool in Beppu

12. Mt. Fuji

13. Swift-Moving Rivers: Hydroelectric Power

14. Japan ’ s Land Area and Utilization

15. Japan by Satellite

16. Mt. Aso -- Active Volcano

17. Shiranesan Caldera

18. Global Tectonic Plates Japan -- On the “ Fire Rim of the Pacific ”

19. Japan ’ s Sub-Oceanic Trenches

20. Japanese Earthquakes: 1961-1994

21. Ginza Ruins After The Great Kanto Earthquake -- Tokyo, 1923 Over 100,000 dead!

22. Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 1995 ► 7.2 Richter scale ► 5,500 deaths

23. Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 1995

24. Tsunamis – Tidal Waves

25. March 11, 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami

26. More 2011 Tsunami Pictures

28. Japan ’ s Oceanic Currents

29. Average Monthly Precipitation in Three Cities

30. Precipitation

31. Average January Temperature

32. Average July Temperature

33. Different Climates and Seasons in Japan Fall Winter SpringSummer

35. Igawa Town on the Izumo Plain

36. Rice Farmer ’ s Farmhouse: Okutsu Town, Okayama Prefecture

37. Terrace Farming of Rice

38. The Japanese Farm the Sea Tokyo Fish Market

40. Natural Resources

41. Raw Materials

42. World Contributions to Global Warming

44. Japan ’ s Population Density

45. Japan ’ s Population Trends

46. RankCountryPopulation 1China1,318,000,000 2India1,131,900,000 3 United States 302,200,000 4Indonesia231,600,000 5Brazil189,300,000 6Pakistan169,300,000 7Bangladesh149,000,000 8Nigeria144,400,000 9Russia141,700,000 10Japan127,700,000 Most Populated Countries in the World

47. Japan ’ s Population Over 65 versus the United States

48. Japan ’ s Growing Older Japan’s Age Breakdown Under 15 years 15.8% 15 – 59 years 63.3% 60 and over years 20.9%

49. ItemIn JapanIn Your Class Televisions39 Refrigerators35 Passenger Cars33 Personal Computers 26 Cell Phones23 out of every 30 people Number of Items Per 30 Households Luxuries in Japan

50. RankCountry Number of computers 1 United States 164,100,000 2 Japan 49,900,000 3 Germany 30,600,000 4 United Kingdom 26,000,000 5 France 21,800,000 6 Italy 17,500,000 7 Canada 16,000,000 8 China 15,900,000 9 Australia 10,600,000 10 South Korea 10,600,000 Countries With the Most Computers

51. Countries with the Most Computers

52. RankCountry Internet users 1United States159,000,000 2China79,500,000 3Japan57,200,000 4Germany39,000,000 5Korea, South29,220,000 6United Kingdom25,000,000 7France21,900,000 8Italy18,500,000 9India18,481,000 10Canada16,110,000 11Brazil14,300,000 12Mexico10,033,000 13Spain9,789,000 14Australia9,472,000 15Poland8,970,000 Countries with the most Internet Users

53. RankCountry 1 Japan 2 South Korea 3 Russia 4 Taiwan 5 Norway 6 Hong Kong 7 Switzerland 8 Denmark 9 Argentina 10 China 11 Finland 12 Cote d'Ivoire 13 United States 14 Sweden 15 Venezuela 16 United Kingdom Most Expensive Countries to Live in

54. Japan’s Creation Myth Izanagi and Izanami “Create” Japan

55. Amaterasu, the Sun Goddess

56. Yamato Period: 300-710 “ Great Kings era Began promoting the adoption of Chinese culture: a Confucianism. a Language (kanji characters). a Buddhist sects. a Chinese art & architecture. a Government structure. Began promoting the adoption of Chinese culture: a Confucianism. a Language (kanji characters). a Buddhist sects. a Chinese art & architecture. a Government structure.

57. Prince Shotoku: 573-621 a Adopted Chinese culture and Confucianism. a Buddhist sects allowed to develop. a Created a new government structure:  17 Article Constitution in 604. 

58. Definition: values, Sociology. the ideals, customs, institutions, etc., of a society toward which the people of the group have an affective regard. These values may be positive, as cleanliness, freedom, or education, or negative, as cruelty, crime, or blasphemy.

59. Group Loyalty  group success is more important than individual success Family Ties  strong ties Conformity  acting and thinking the way others do Harmony  accept things and be at peace Consensus  general agreement by a group Some Common Japanese Values

60. Some True Statements about Japanese Culture Japanese people do not like emotional conflict. Japanese people do not like blunt language. Japanese people try not to raise their voices.

61. Rank Top 10 U.S. Values Top 10 Japanese Values 1Family (74)Friendship (106) 2Education (66)Peace/Getting Along (64) 3Friendship (51)Respect (63) 4Money/Wealth (49) Cooperation/Community (62) 5Freedom (48)Money/Wealth (54) 6Happiness (38)Life/Reverence for life (48) 7Respect (33)Manners (40) 8Jobs (29)Family (37) 9Love (26)Love (36) 10Health (26)Nature/Environment (32)

62. Top 10 on BothU.S. Only Japan Only FamilyEducationPeace/Getting Along Friendship Freedom Cooperation/Community Money/WealthHappiness Live/Life RespectJobs Manners LoveHealth Nature/Environment Comparing Values in the U.S. and Japan

63. Some Japanese Gestures Click on picture to see a video clip!

64. SAYONARA