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An enlargeable map of Japan. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Japan: Japan – an island nation in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean. It lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan ...
Japan has the highest ratio of public debt to GDP among advanced economies, [173] with a national debt estimated at 248% relative to GDP as of 2022. [174] The Japanese yen is the world's third-largest reserve currency after the US dollar and the euro. [175] Japan was the world's fifth-largest exporter and fourth-largest importer in 2022.
The 2024 Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report ranked Japan 3rd out of 141 countries overall, which was the highest in Asia. Japan gained relatively high scores in almost all of the featured aspects, such as health and hygiene, safety and security, cultural resources and business travel. [4]
The museum was originally founded in 1974 by a local craftsman Yasue Takaaki in Kitayasue as a private museum named Yasue Gold Leaf Museum. [1] [2] The museum and all of its artifacts were donated to Kanazawa City Government in 1985 and subsequently renamed to Kanazawa Yasue Gold Leaf Museum.
In many contexts in Japan (government, media markets, sports, regional business or trade union confederations), regions are used that deviate from the above-mentioned common geographical 8-region division that is sometimes referred to as "the" regions of Japan in the English Wikipedia and some other English-language publications. Examples of ...
The cover top of the Sakura stamp catalog 2019 (2018.4.20) The cover top of the Sakura stamp catalog 1983 (1982.9.5) The Sakura catalog is an illustrated full-color Japanese stamp catalog.
The Three Views of Japan (日本三景, Nihon Sankei) is the canonical list of Japan's three most celebrated scenic sights, attributed to 1643 scholar Hayashi Gahō. [81] These are the pine-clad islands of Matsushima in Miyagi Prefecture , the pine-clad sandbar of Amanohashidate in Kyoto Prefecture , and Itsukushima Shrine in Hiroshima Prefecture .
It demonstrates how Japan is able to assure its national interests by respecting and upholding the national interests of others. The Diplomatic Bluebook of 1991 states that one of the key objectives of Japanese diplomacy is “to clearly demonstrate Japan's willingness to participate in, and cooperate with international efforts to protect ...