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is an island country located in East Asia in the northwest Pacific Ocean. Japan's
size is about 380,000 square kilometers. Japan is made up of many islands, including
4 large islands : Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. The country has diverse
natural environments due to the variety of climates found there.
Four fifths
of the land area is mountainous, with mountain ranges running from the north to
the south. There are also a few spacious plains. On the whole, Japan's rivers
are short and rapidly flowing streams. Therefore the nation is often troubled
with water shortage in spite of an abundance of precipitation. Many peninsulas
and capes complicate the coastlines and form diverse scenery.Location  |
