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Japan :: Any Travels (1835 words) |
 | Japan's closest neighbours are North Korea, South Korea, Russia and China. |
 | Japan's area is larger than, for example, Germany's and comparable to the one of Italy or California. |
 | Japan's northernmost islands are located approximately on same geographical latitude as Milan or Portland while her southernmost islands are about on the same latitude as the Bahamas. |
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NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Towns of Japan (328 words) |
 | Japan's aging population and new efforts to stanch a long-unquestioned flood of public subsidies are turning swaths of the country's hinterlands into destitute ghost towns. |
 | Japan's medieval era was characterized by the emergence of a ruling class of warriors, the samurai. |
 | Japan's military is governed by the Japan Defense Agency (JDA) and primarily consists of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. |