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Japan (日本, Nippon?), officially Nippon-koku (日本国, Nippon-koku?) (Pronunciation) (help·info) is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of China, Korea and Russia. The characters that 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, the largest of which are Honshū, Hokkaidō, Kyūshū and Shikoku. 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 128 million people. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes the capital city of Tokyo and several surrounding prefectures, is the largest metropolitan area in the world, with over 30 million residents.

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. It is a member of the United Nations, G8, G4, OECD and APEC, with the world's fifth largest defense budget. It is also the world's fourth largest exporter and sixth largest importer and a world leader in technology and machinery.

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Rainbow Bridge (レインボーブリッジ, Reinbō Burijji?) is a suspension bridge crossing northern Tokyo Bay between the Shibaura Wharf and the Odaiba waterfront development in Minato Ward, Tokyo. It was completed in 1993 and spans 570 meters (1870 ft).

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June 12:

  • 1560 - 桶狭間の戦い
  • 1872 - 日本初の鉄道が、品川～横浜間で開通。機関車はイギリス製で運転手もイギリス人だった。
  • 1884 - 第１回婦人慈善市が鹿鳴館で開かれる（日本初のバザー）。
  • 1886 - 日本初のストライキが、甲府の雨宮製糸工場で行われる。製糸工場の女子従業員たちが、賃金の引き下げや、遅刻早退の大幅賃金差し引きなどに反発して、ストライキを行う。ちなみに労働時間は、朝4時半出場、午後７時半退場だった。
  • 1915 - 杉本京太らが邦文タイプライターの特許を取得。
  • 1956 - アジア・アフリカ会議に日本初出席。
  • 1959 - 野球の殿堂、「野球体育博物館」開館。
  • 1969 - 原子力船「むつ」の進水式が行われる。
  • 1977 - 樋口久子選手、全米女子プロゴルフ選手権に日本人として初優勝。
  • 1979 - 新憲法下で「事実たる慣習」となった元号に法的な根拠を求める元号法が施行。元号は政令で定め、皇位の継承があった場合に限り改めることを盛り込む。
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...that Bandai Bridge was the first bridge to cross Japan's longest river?

...that The Dancing Girl (Maihime) was Mori Ogai's first major novel?

...that on November 7, the deadly 2006 Saroma tornado struck the town of Saroma in Hokkaidō?

...that Kira Yoshinaka was a samurai who held the honorary title of Kōzuke no Suke (Vice-governor of Kozuke Province)?

...that the E531 series is an electrical multiple unit used by East Japan Railway Company on the Jōban Line?

...that the extensive list of anime distributed by TV Tokyo includes Azumanga Daioh, Excel Saga, Love Hina, and Naruto?

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