{"id":46796,"date":"2025-12-09T11:44:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T06:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=46796"},"modified":"2025-12-09T15:56:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T10:26:46","slug":"japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Facts About Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Japan Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, a major earthquake rocked Japan&#8217;s northern coast and also the country&#8217;s meteorological agency recorded several tsunami waves.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Japan<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is an <\/span><b>island nation in East Asia,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> situated in the <\/span><b>Northwestern Pacific Ocean.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Maritime borders: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is bordered by the Pacific<\/span><b> Ocean<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (East), <\/span><b>Sea of Okhotsk<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (North),<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sea of Japan (West East) and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/east-china-sea\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>East China Sea<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Southwest).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Political Structure:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Parliamentary government under a constitutional monarchy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Capital City:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Tokyo, located in east-central Honshu.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Geographical Features of Japan<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It comprises a chain of islands stretching ~1,500 miles in a northeast\u2013southwest arc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Main Islands<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (north to south): Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Terrain:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Over 80% mountainous, with rugged terrain.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Volcanic activity:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is located <\/span><b>on the Pacific Ring of Fire<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 a major zone of earthquakes and active volcanoes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Highest peak:<\/b> <b>Mount Fuji<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (3,776 m), which is a stratovolcano.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major mountain ranges:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Japanese Alps.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major rivers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Shinano River (longest), Tone River, Kiso River.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Climate:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It ranges from subarctic in the north to humid subtropical in the south.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is often disturbed by <\/span><b>earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> due to tectonic activity.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/international\/japan-earthquake-magnitutde-tsunami-warning-latest-update\/article70373845.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japan is an island nation in East Asia, situated in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean. 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