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While no laws have designated Tokyo as the Japanese capital, many laws have defined a "capital area" (首都圏, shuto-ken) that incorporates Tokyo. Article 2 of the Capital Area Consolidation Law (首都圏整備法) of 1956 states: "In this Act, the term 'capital area' shall denote a broad region comprising both the territory of the Tokyo Metropolis as well as outlying regions designated by ...
Tourism in Japan is a major industry and contributor to the Japanese economy. Foreigners visit Japan to see natural wonders, cities, historic landmarks, and entertainment venues. Japanese people seek similar attractions, as well as recreation and vacation areas. In 2019, Japan attracted 31.88 million international tourists. [1]
Japan is an island country in East Asia. It is in the northwest Pacific Ocean and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans an archipelago of 14,125 islands, with the five main islands being Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and ...
The economy of Japan is a highly developed/advanced social market economy, often referred to as an East Asian model. [28] It is the 4th-largest economy in the world by nominal GDP behind the United States, China, and Germany and the 4th-largest by purchasing power parity (PPP).
Japan. (2023 film) Japan is a 2023 Indian Tamil -language heist action comedy film written and directed by Raju Murugan. It is produced by S. R. Prakash Babu and S. R. Prabhu under Dream Warrior Pictures. The film stars Karthi and Anu Emmanuel, alongside Sunil, Vijay Milton and Jithan Ramesh .
Japan is divided into 47 prefectures ( 都道府県, todōfuken, [todoːɸɯ̥ꜜkeɴ] ⓘ ), which rank immediately below the national government and form the country's first level of jurisdiction and administrative division. They include 43 prefectures proper ( 県, ken ), two urban prefectures ( 府, fu: Osaka and Kyoto ), one regional ...
2024 Noto earthquake. A JASDF official surveying Wajima morning market after the fire using a drone. / 37.488; 137.271. On 1 January 2024, at 16:10 JST (07:10 UTC ), a MJMA 7.6 ( Mw 7.5) earthquake struck 6 km (3.7 mi) north-northeast of Suzu, located on the Noto Peninsula of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. [2]
