Capital: Tokyo Coordinates: 35° 40" North, 139° 45" East
Japan, an island nation in east Asia, is an archipelago (large group of islands) located east of the Korean peninsula. It has an area of 377,835 square kilometers (145,882 square miles)
Japan is bordered by the Pacific Ocean on the
north and east, by the Philippine Sea . Japan's population was estimated at 126,549,976 in July 2007. Language
Japanese ( 日本語 , Nihongo)
Japanese is the de facto official language of Japan. There
is a form of the language considered standard: hyōjungo ( 標準語 ?), meaning "standard Japanese", or kyōtsūgo ( 共通語 ?), "common language" Official language(s) japanese
Main language(s) Japanese
Regional language(s) Ryukyuan (Okinawan et
al.)
Minority language(s) Ainu
Main Korean, Chinese,
immigrant language(s) Tagalog, Portuguese
Main foreign language English
(s)
Sign language(s) Japanese Sign Languag
e New Year's in Japan
The Japanese celebrate the New Year in a big way.
however, in actuality the season itself runs from the 31st of December through the 3rd of January. New Year's postcards usually purchased from the Japanese Postal Service known as nengajo