JAPAN
Goverment, Economy, Culture, and Geography
GOVERMENT
A parliamentary government with a constitutional monarchy. Ex. Branch chief of state: Emperor AKIHITO (since 7 January 1989 leg branch bicameral Diet or Kokkai consists of the House of Councillors or Sangi-in (242 seats - members. Judicial Branch name Supreme Court. the date when constittution was adopted 3 May 1947. when the age they can vote is 20 years of age; universal
GEOGRAPHY
Varies from tropical in south to cool temperate in northmostly rugged and mountainous alsomany dormant and some active volcanoes; about 1,500 seismic occurrences (mostly tremors but occasional severe earthquakes) every year; tsunamis; typhoonsvolcanism: both Unzen (elev. 1,500 m) and Sakura-jima (elev. 1,117 m), which lies near the densely populated city of Kagoshima, have been deemed "Decade Volcanoes" by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to their explosive history and close proximity to human populations; other notable historically active volcanoes include Asama, Honshu Island's most active volcano, Aso, Bandai, Fuji, Iwo-Jima, Kikai, Kirishima, Komaga-take, Oshima, Suwanosejima, Tokachi, Yake-dake, and Usu .Andnegligible mineral resources, fish.
ECONOMY
Mostly rugged and mountainousis the turain.Good mineral resources, fish.Volcanism: both Unzen (elev. 1,500 m) and Sakura-jima (elev. 1,117 m), which lies near the densely populated city of Kagoshima, have been deemed "Decade Volcanoes" by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to their explosive history and close proximity to human populations; other notable historically active volcanoes include Asama, Honshu Island's most active volcano, Aso, Bandai, Fuji, Iwo-Jima, Kikai, Kirishima, Komaga-take, Oshima, Suwanosejima, Tokachi, Yake-dake, and Usu. currentcy yan
CULTURE
noun:nationality is Japanese (singular and plural) adjective: Japanese. The Ehic group in Japan is Japanese 98.5%, Koreans 0.5%, Chinese 0.4%, other 0.6%. The lanuagesShitoism 83.9%, Buddhism71.4% Christianity 2% other7.8%. Spoken is Japanese.