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Around 23 million years ago, western Japan was a coastal region of the Eurasia continent. The subducting plates, being deeper than the Eurasian plate, pulled parts of Japan which become modern Chūgoku region and Kyushu eastward, opening the Sea of Japan (simultaneously with the Sea of Okhotsk) around 15–20 million years ago, with likely freshwater lake state before the sea has rushed in. [4 ...
Agatanushi (県主) was the name of an ancient title of nobility in the kabane system of Yamato period Japan from the 4th through 6th century AD, before the introduction of the Ritsuryō system. The word is a combination of the kanji for nushi ( 主 , chief ) with Agata ( 県 ) , a political unit smaller than a province, and the agatanushi ...
Japan maintains one of the world's largest fishing fleets and accounts for nearly 15% of the global catch (2014). [3] In 2005, Japan ranked sixth in the world in the tonnage of fish caught . [ 7 ] Japan captured 4,074,580 metric tons of fish in 2005, down from 4,987,703 tons in 2000 and 9,864,422 tons in 1980. [ 94 ]
Description of people and geography of ancient Japan, the Three Kingdoms of Korea and China; only extant old manuscript of this work Heian period, 10th century One scroll, ink on paper, 28 sheets of 22–23 lines each with 16–17 characters per line 27.6 cm × 1,585.2 cm (10.9 in × 624.1 in)
The Japanese Paleolithic period (旧石器時代, kyūsekki jidai) is the period of human inhabitation in Japan predating the development of pottery, generally before 10,000 BC. [1] The starting dates commonly given to this period are from around 40,000 BC, [ 2 ] with recent authors suggesting that there is good evidence for habitation from c ...
Fudoki (風土記) are ancient reports on provincial culture, geography, and oral tradition presented to the reigning monarchs of Japan, also known as local gazetteers.They contain agricultural, geographical, and historical records as well as mythology and folklore. [1]
Japan has a total fertility rate of 1.4, which is below the replacement rate of 2.1, and is among the world's lowest; [236] it has a median age of 48.4, the highest in the world. [237] As of 2020 [update] , over 28.7 percent of the population is over 65, or more than one in four out of the Japanese population. [ 234 ]
The Yayoi period (弥生 時代, Yayoi jidai) (c. 300 BC – 300 AD) is a period in Japanese history that started in the late Neolithic period in Japan, continued through the Bronze Age, and towards its end crossed into the Iron Age.