Japan Region - Japan Region I Konnichiwa Int ro to...

Japan Region
I. Konnichiwa! Intro to Japan (3:36)
Most westernized East country
Land of rising sun, martial arts – karate, sushi, sake, manga, anami, karaoke,
Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Isuzu, Sony, Casio, Fuji, Wii
Japan – most western eastern country – liberal democracy
II. Physical World of Japan (14:45)
Japan is an island nation – land of rising sun – far east Asia
Japanese flag depicts the idea of the rising sun
Japan consists of 4 big islands – Hokkaido, Honshu (major land), shikoku, Kyushu
(Southern most major islands)
Ryukyu Islands which are hundred miles away from the southern main ones
Kuril Islands – the ones Japan and Russia have a dispute over which country has the
right to own
- They have not set any treaty yet
Okinawa (one of Ryukyu Islands) – major US military located, half way between Taiwan,
Japan (both us allies) and China (not us ally)
Although Japan is one of the Asian countries, it’s a little bit SEPARATE and DIFFERENT.
The same example could be United Kingdom in Europe
Speaking of size, roughly the size of those 4 main Japanese islands equals to the size of
California
Have 4 times many people than Calif

127 million people – serious population density
The climate of Japan is similar to the eastern side of US.
Upper cold like New York, Bottom warm like Georgia, very bottom is tropical
Both Eastern US and Japan have the same seasonal season
- Hurricane vs Typhoon
70-75 % of Japan is mountainous.
Highest point of Japan is Fuji
Mountains and Forests are covering Japan, very natural – But why?
- Tectonics theory 7:10 – 8:00
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Philipheens and
Ring of fire – specifically related to Volcano activities
Fuji, itself is all volcano, but not active
Japan has 100 active volcanoes, thus having hot springs
Suffered due to many incidents of earthquakes
Next time, Japan is hit by a huge earthquake (not matter of if, it’s WHEN!) -> it will cause
a huge financial crisis to the world economy because Japan is the center
Japan has no resources although they are the 2
nd
richest country on earth
No natural resources
They have to heavily import!