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9781406246643

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English

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3 Mo

Japan offers complete coverage of this fascinating country, including sections on history, geography, wildlife, infrastructure and government, and culture. It also includes a detailed fact file, maps and charts, and a traceable flag.

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Publié par

Capstone Global Library

Date de parution

11 avril 2012

EAN13

9781406246643

Langue

English

Poids de l'ouvrage

3 Mo

Countries Around the World Japan

Patrick Catel

Raintree is an imprint of Capstone Global Library Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales having its registered office at 7 Pilgrim Street, London, EC4V 6LB – Registered company number: 6695582

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Edited by Abby Colich and Claire Throp Designed by Ryan Frieson and Steven Mead Original illustrations © Capstone Global Library Ltd, 2012 Illustrated by Oxford Designers & Illustrators Picture research by Ruth Blair Originated by Capstone Global Library Ltd Printed and bound in China by CTPS

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Acknowledgements

We would like to thank the following for permission to reproduce photographs: Corbis pp. 6 (© Carmen Redondo), 8 (© Asian Art & Archaeology, Inc.), 11 (© issei kato/Reuters), 13 (© Koichi Kamoshida/ZUMA Press), 16 (© George Steinmetz), 24 (© Bloomimage); Dreamstime.com pp. 14 (© Retina2020), 21 (© Rinusbaak), 39 (© Image Focus); Getty Images pp. 10 (Keystone), 15 (Jeremy Maude), 25 (Toshifumi Kitamura/ AFP), 31 (Nicolas Asfouri/AFP); iStockphoto pp. 18 (© Prill Mediendesign & Fotografie), 32 (© inci aral), 35 (© efesan); Shutterstock pp. 5 (© omers), 19 (© redswept), 20 (© Smileus), 23 (© Galina Barskaya), 26 (© Thomas Nord), 28 (© Thomas La Mela), 30 (© testing), 33 (© bonchan), 37 (© Radu Razvan), 46 (© Christophe Testi).

We would like to thank J. Philip Gabriel and Mika J. Perry for their invaluable help in the preparation of this book.

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Contents

Introducing Japan ............................................................. 4 History: from shoguns to peaceful democracy ................. 6 Regions and resources: a nation of islands ..................... 12 Wildlife: cranes, chrysanthemums, and more ................. 18 Infrastructure: a constitutional monarchy........................ 22 Culture: proud traditions and modern expressions ........ 28 Japan today..................................................................... 34 Fact ﬁle ............................................................................ 36 Timeline........................................................................... 40 Glossary........................................................................... 42 Find out more.................................................................. 44 Topic tools ....................................................................... 46 Index................................................................................ 48

Some words in the book are in bold,like this. You can ﬁnd out what they mean by looking in the glossary.

Introducing Japan

What do you picture when you think of Japan? Is it amazing bullet trains and the neon lights of Tokyo? Or perhaps you picture sushi and karaoke? The ancient island nation of Japan is all of those things, but it is also much more.

Japan is made up of hundreds of islands, but has four main, large islands: Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. This land of the mightysamuraiand snow-capped Mount Fuji is used to challenges, both man-made and natural.

Japan faced its greatest test yet when the most powerful earthquake in its recorded history struck off the east coast, near Sendai, on 11 March 2011. The earthquake triggered a devastatingtsunami, which is a giant ocean wave that can come up far on to land. The earthquake and tsunami caused thousands of deaths and billions of pounds in damage.

Road to recovery The disaster created another major concern when the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was damaged. International teams fought bravely to prevent a major disaster and the spread of harmfulradiation. Japan knows about the harmful effects of nuclear radiation. It is the only country in history to have suffered the attack of a nuclear bomb, at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, before its defeat in World War II (1939–1945).

Since World War II, Japan has worked to become the third-largestindustrialpower of the world, and a nation known for cutting-edge technologies. It has kept its ancient, unique sense ofcultureand honour, even while becoming a modern nation.

How to say... In Japan you might hearkonnichiwawhen welcomed, which means “hello” or “good afternoon”. The Japanese saymoshi moshias “hello” when using the telephone.

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