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Japan
Japan is an island country off the eastern coast of Asia. It is made up of four main islands and thousands of smaller ones. Much of Japan is mountainous, and there are as many as 1,500 miner earthquakes every year. Many Japanese people live in crowded cities and towns. Others work as formers, growing rice and cereals.
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FACT BOX Area 377,500 sq km. Population 122,610,000 Capital Tokyo Longest river River Shinano - 367 km Largest lake Biwa - 673 sq km Highest mountain Mt Fuji - 3,776 m Major products ships; cars; cameras electrical goods |