{"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":"2026-04-21T13:37:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T08:07:42","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;\">Recently, Japan issued a special advisory warning of an increased risk of earthquakes at magnitude 8.0 or stronger.<\/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 Northwestern Pacific Ocean.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Maritime borders:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is bordered by the <\/span><b>Pacific Ocean<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (East), <\/span><b>Sea of Okhotsk<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (North), Sea of Japan (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 islands stretching ~1,500 miles in a northeast\u2013southwest arc.<\/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>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>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 <\/span><b>located on the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/ring-of-fire\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pacific Ring of Fire<\/a><\/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;\"> Coal, iron ore, zinc, lead, copper, sulfur, gold, and silver<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/international\/an-earthquake-in-japan-triggers-a-tsunami-warning-for-iwate-aomori-hokkaido-prefectures\/article70883751.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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