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Introduction - JapanJapan is located on the Asian continent. This country is made up of many islands. There are four main islands in Japan: Honshu, Hokkaido, Shikoku and Kyushu. However, Honshu is the largest and most popular, as well as being home to Tokyo, Kyoto and other major cities. Japan is often called "The Land of the Rising Sun" because it is located in the Far East and most people know that the sun rises in the east. The Japanese also refer to their country as "Nippon" or Nihon" which means "source of the sun". Tokyo is the capital of Japan and is one of the largest cities in the world and also modern, very busy and extremely crowded. The Japan is a well developed and modernized country. The population of Japan is almost 127 million, of which 99 are Japanese. There are two main religions in Japan: Shinto and Buddhism and practice their religion. Japan's economy is one of the third largest in the world after the US and China. Japan's main exports are automobiles, electronics and computers...