Nippon Land of the Rising Sun Japan and

Nippon -- “Land of the Rising Sun”

Japan and the United States

Japan’s Topography

Bodies of Water Ishikari R. Sea of Japan Ko n rea s t i a tr Shinano R. Tone R. S Pacific Ocean Inland Sea

Mountains And Peaks Kitani Mts. Kitakami Mts. u k o g u Ch ts. M u h s u y K Mt i un k i M Mt. Fuji

Islands Hokkaido Honshu Shikuku Kyushu Okinawa

Countries China N. Korea S. Korea Russia

Cities Sapporo Kyoto Kobe Hiroshima Nagasaki Tokyo Yokohama Nagoya Osaka

Fast Travel Shinkansen: Bullet Train National Lines

Very Mountainous: Little Arable Land

Hells Lake Pool in Beppu

Mt. Fuji

Swift-Moving Rivers: Hydroelectric Power

Japan’s Land Area and Utilization

Japan by Satellite

Mt. Aso -- Active Volcano

Japanese Earthquakes: 19611994

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

Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 1995 ► 7. 2 Richter scale ► 5, 500 deaths

Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 1995

Tsunamis – Tidal Waves

Japan and the United States

Different Climates and Seasons in Japan Spring Summer Fall Winter

Igawa Town on the Izumo Plain

Rice Farmer’s Farmhouse: Okutsu Town, Okayama

Terrace Farming of Rice

The Japanese Farm the Sea Tokyo Fish Market

Natural Resources

Raw Materials

World Contributions to Global Warming

Japan’s Population Density

Japan’s Population Trends

Population Comparisons

Japan’s Population Over 65 versus the United States

Japan’s Growing Older Japan’s Age Breakdown Under 15 years 15. 8% 15 – 59 years 63. 3% 60 and over years 20. 9%

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