A report on Japan

Tokugawa Ieyasu was the founder and first shōgun of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan, which ruled Japan from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868.

The Constitution of Japan (Shinjitai: 日本国憲法, Kyūjitai: 日本國憲󠄁法, Hepburn: Nihon-koku kenpō) is the constitution of Japan and the supreme law in the state.

Kyushu (九州) is the third-largest island of Japan's five main islands and the most southerly of the four largest islands (i.e. excluding Okinawa).

Japanese (日本語) is spoken natively by about 128 million people, primarily by Japanese people and primarily in Japan, the only country where it is the national language.

The Empire of Japan, (大日本帝国) also known as the Japanese Empire or Imperial Japan, was a historical nation-state and great power that existed from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 until the enactment of the post-World War II 1947 constitution and subsequent formation of modern Japan.

in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. The territories controlled by the ROC consist of 168 islands, with a combined area of 36193 km2. The main island of Taiwan, formerly known as Formosa, has an area of 35,808 km2, with mountain ranges dominating the eastern two-thirds and plains in the western third, where its highly urbanised population is concentrated. The capital, Taipei, forms along with New Taipei City and Keelung the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Other major cities include Kaohsiung, Taichung, Tainan, and Taoyuan. With 23.2 million inhabitants, Taiwan is among the most densely populated countries in the world.

Yokohama is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan.

Chinese characters first came to Japan on official seals, letters, swords, coins, mirrors, and other decorative items imported from China.

Japan is divided into 47 prefectures (都道府県, todōfuken, ), which rank immediately below the national government and form the country's first level of jurisdiction and administrative division.

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