Japan

JAPAN  All of the world under one roof

spiritual leader. er, killing anyone who dissagrees. In 1467 the country breaks out into civil war. 1894: Japan invades Korea and then China, hoping to become the superpower of Asia. soldiers are killed. thousands of innocents and capturing more than 15 cities. a nuclear disaster.
 * 100BC:** Rice and iron are brought to Japan by way of Mongolian immigrants.
 * 0AD:** Shintoism becomes the national religion of Japan with the emperor as a
 * 1050**:The samurai warrior is born in the Japanese millitary.
 * 1181:** Famine and drought kill more than 100,000 people."
 * 1333-1467:** A new military leader kills the emperor and declares himself lead-
 * 1871:** The Yen is adopted as currency.
 * 1900:** Japanese population reaches 45mil.
 * 1904-1905:** Japan goes to war with Russia, a 1 year war were 200,000
 * 1914:** World War I begins.
 * 1933:** Japan's army invades China.
 * May 1933- Dec.1938:** Japan advances through China, killing hundreds of
 * 1939:** Japan establishes "unit 731" medical test facility.
 * 1940:** Population reaches 70mil.
 * 1941:** Japan invades the Phillipines, Turkey, and France.
 * Dec.1941**: Japan attacks U.S. troops at Pearl Harbor.
 * 1942:** Japan invades Indonesia and British India.
 * 1945:** U.S. goes to war with Japan
 * Aug.1945:** U.S. drops atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
 * 1955:** Population reaches 90mil.
 * 1963:** Honda is founded.
 * 1968:** Toyota is founded.
 * 1978:** Japan and China sign a peace treaty.
 * 2003:** 35,000 suicides in Japan, the highest rate ever.
 * Mar. 2011:** An earthquake and tsunami kill 18,000 in Japan, and cause



Geography: __**Climate:**__ Japan has a wide varying climate around the entire country, but in most major cities the weather is as follows: A mild winter, around 50 degrees, followed by a humid spring, then a rainy, hot summer, sometimes reaching into the hundreds. Lastly, fall is similar to winter, staying around 70 degrees.

__**Total Area**__: 377,835 km

__**Landmarks:**__ [|Mt. Fuji,] [|Daibatsu,] [|Horyuji Temple.]

The Japanese economy consists of many modern products. Japan;s leading source of wealth is car manufacturing, followed by electronic production and personal computer manufacturing. The Japanese currency is the yen, which as of right now is worth .0103 U.S. dollars, or in other words the dollar is worth 77 yen.
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Culture: Japan is known for its food and level of technological advances. But what are its people like? Recent studies show that Japan has the least diverse population of any country in the world, with 98% of citizens being Japanese, and the remaining 2% being a mix of, Indian, Chinese, American, Korean, Mongolian, British, French, and German.

There are two dominant religions in Japan, which are Shintoism, and Buddhism. 85% of the population admits to being one of these with the remaining people being a mix, of christian, jewish, and mormon.

Important Facts
 * Capital || Tokyo ||
 * Population || 127,000,000 ||
 * Currency || The Yen ||
 * Literacy Rate || 99.3 % the 19th highest in the world ||
 * Current Prime Minister || Yoshihiko Noda ||
 * Official Language || Japanese ||
 * Main religions || Shinto & Buddhism ||
 * Annual GDP || 4.3 trilion ||