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Tokyo Japan's capital and largest city. Nikko Site of Nikko Toshogu, Ieyasu's mausoleum. Ogasawara Islands Remote islands 1000 kilometers south of Tokyo. Kamakura Small city full of historic treasures. Hakone National park with views of Mount Fuji. Kusatsu Onsen One of Japan's best hot spring towns. Yokohama Japan's second largest city. Oze ...
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About the geography of Japan. Location Japan consists of several thousands of islands, of which Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku are the four largest. Japan's closest neighbors are Korea, Russia and China. The Sea of Japan separates the Asian continent from the Japanese archipelago. Area Japan's area is comparable to that of Germany or California. Japan's northernmost islands are located ...
Osaka (大阪, Ōsaka) is Japan's second largest metropolitan area after Tokyo. It has been the economic powerhouse of the Kansai Region for many centuries. Osaka was formerly known as Naniwa. Before the Nara Period, when the capital used to be moved with the reign of each new emperor, Naniwa was once Japan's capital city, the first one ever known. In the 16th century, Toyotomi Hideyoshi chose ...
Fukuoka (福岡) is Kyushu 's largest and one of Japan's ten most populated cities. Because of its closeness to the Asian mainland (closer to Seoul than to Tokyo), Fukuoka has been an important harbor city for many centuries and was chosen by the Mongol invasion forces as their landing point in the 13th century. Today's Fukuoka is the product of the fusion of two cities in the year 1889, when ...
Fukuoka Travel Guide - What to do in Fukuoka City - japan-guide.com
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Staying in Japan Inside Japan, most immigration-related matters, such as extending residence permission or changing the status of residence, are handled by the Immigration Services Agency, which has bureaus across the country. Residence card All new foreign residents are issued a residence card (zairyu card) upon initially entering Japan at Narita, Haneda, Kansai or Chubu airports. New ...
Within the past ten years, visitor numbers to Japan exploded from under 10 million to over 30 million per year. While greatly contributing to the local economies and to the improvement of intercultural understanding, tourism has also started to show its less pleasing aspects more prominently. This article intends to outline the biggest complaints caused by "inbound tourism" in Japan and what ...
During World War II, Unit 731 of the Japanese military undertook horrific medical experimentation in Manchukuo (Northeast China). Among other things, members of Unit 731 intentionally infected people ...
NBC News: Shinzo Abe was an undeniably dominant if divisive figure in Japan’s modern history
Shinzo Abe was an undeniably dominant if divisive figure in Japan’s modern history
Slate: In Japan, Naomi Osaka Is an Object of Adoration and Fascination. But It’s Complicated.
In Japan, Naomi Osaka Is an Object of Adoration and Fascination. But It’s Complicated.
Yahoo Sports: ‘The Culmination Of Everything’ – Takeru Segawa On Retirement, Revenge, And Japan’s New Martial Arts Era At ONE SAMURAI 1
‘The Culmination Of Everything’ – Takeru Segawa On Retirement, Revenge, And Japan’s New Martial Arts Era At ONE SAMURAI 1
Associated Press News: Australia and Japan seal $6.5B warship deal with 3 Mogami frigates ordered first
Australia and Japan have signed contracts for the first three of a $6.5 billion fleet of Japanese-designed warships.
Australia and Japan seal $6.5B warship deal with 3 Mogami frigates ordered first
The Washington Post on MSN: Japan is a pacifist nation, and now a hint of change is drawing rare protests
Japan is a pacifist nation, and now a hint of change is drawing rare protests
International Atomic Energy Agency: IAEA and Japan Strengthen Emergency Preparedness in Fukushima
Capacity Building Centre in Fukushima, Japan, recently convened two events devoted to strengthening preparedness and response for nuclear and radiological emergencies. The RANET events, funded by the ...
SiliconANGLE: Japanese tech giants launch joint venture targeting physical AI for robots and machines
Japanese technology giants SoftBank Group Corp., Sony Corp. and NEC Corp. are teaming up with Honda Motor Co., Ltd. on a new artificial intelligence joint venture that has a single goal: to build a ...
Japanese tech giants launch joint venture targeting physical AI for robots and machines
Reuters: China changes tactics on Taiwan and Japan amid Middle East chaos
Wired: 6,000 Meters Under the Pacific, Japan Seeks Independence From China on Rare Earths
6,000 Meters Under the Pacific, Japan Seeks Independence From China on Rare Earths