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Official Name: Japan
First Appearance:

 Population: 127, 433, 494
Captial City: Tokyo
Government: Parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Major Languages: Japanese
Monetary Unit: Yen
Major Resources


Places of Interest

National Defence
  • Science Nina Squad

 Nonhuman Population

 Domestic Superhumans
  • Backlash (Jodi Slayton)
  • Fuji

Prominent Citizens
  • Ryu, a mildly infamous novelist (loosely inspired by Yukio Mishima)

Domestic Crime
  • Raifu Waaku

International Crime
  • Aries: Kaizen Gamorra's bodyguard.
  • The Machine: A member of the G7 Authority.

Overview:
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of 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".

Japan comprises over 3,000 islands making it an archipelago. The four largest islands are Honshū, Hokkaidō, Kyūshū and Shikoku, together accounting for 97% of Japan's land area. Most of the islands are mountainous, many volcanic; for example, Japan’s highest peak, Mount Fuji, is a volcano. Japan has the world's tenth largest population, with about 128million people. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes the de facto capital city of Tokyo and several surrounding prefectures, is the largest metropolitan area in the world, with over 30 million residents.
Archaeological research indicates that people were living on the islands of Japan as early as the Upper Paleolithic period. The first written mention of Japan begins with brief appearances in Chinese history texts from the first centuryA.D. Influence from the outside world followed by long periods of isolation has characterized Japan's history. Since adopting its constitution in 1947, Japan has maintained a unitary constitutional monarchy with an emperor and an elected parliament, the Diet.
A major economic power, Japan has the world's second largest economy by nominal GDP and the third largest in purchasing power parity. It is a member of the United Nations, G8, OECD and APEC, with the world's fifth largest defense budget. It is also the world's fourth largest exporter and sixth largest importer. It is a developed country with high living standards (8th highest HDI), the longest life expectancy in the world (according to UN estimates); and is a world leader in technology, machinery, and robotics.


History:
  • StormWatch defeats Talos, who was attempting to gain control of weapons manufactured by Japan's ****** Corporation. (StormWatch Vol 1 #10)

World's End:
Japan is mostly underwater. Majestic saved as many survivors as he could.


See Also:

Asia


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