{"id":46796,"date":"2026-07-29T11:44:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T06:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=46796"},"modified":"2026-07-29T12:38:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T07:08:54","slug":"japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Japan Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Japanese Prime Minister said that 13 people were confirmed dead after a powerful earthquake struck the southern Japanese city of Kumamoto.\u00a0<\/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 island <\/span><b>nation in East Asia,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> situated in the <\/span><b>Northwestern <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/pacific-ocean\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pacific Ocean<\/a>.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Maritime borders:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is bordered by <\/span><b>the Pacific Ocean<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (East), <\/span><b>Sea of Okhotsk<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (North), <\/span><b>Sea of Japan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (West East) and <\/span><b>East China Sea<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Southwest).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Capital City: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tokyo.<\/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 <\/span><b>islands stretching ~1,500 miles<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in a northeast\u2013southwest arc.<\/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>Main Islands (north to south):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu.<\/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\"><b>Volcanic activity:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is located on the <\/span><b>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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Mount Fuji (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>Natural Resources:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It mainly consists of Coal, iron ore, zinc, lead, copper, <\/span><b>sulfur, gold, and silver.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/world\/japan-earthquake-death-toll-pm-sanae-takaichi-rescue-operations-10808254\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IE<\/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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