Japan

Additional Info

via Wikipedia
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. The characters which make up Japan's name mean "sun-origin", which is why Japan is sometimes identified as the "Land of the Rising Sun".

In the News

Videos

via YouTube
You need Flash player 8+ and JavaScript enabled to view this video.
Adventures: Japanese Supermarket

Web Search Results

  • Japan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Japan (日本, Nihon or Nippon, officially 日本国 About this sound Nippon-koku or Nihon-koku) is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, ... en.wikipedia.org

  • Japan National Tourism Organization Web Site

    Japanese government site providing information for online budget hotel reservations, regional guides, convention locations, museums, and important starting ... www.jnto.go.jp

  • Japan National Tourism Organization |

    Japan is situated in northeastern Asia between the North Pacific and the Sea of Japan. The area of Japan is 377873 square kilometers, nearly equivalent to ... www.jnto.go.jp

  • CIA - The World Factbook -- Japan

    Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. www.cia.gov