Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the northwest Pacific Ocean. It spans an archipelago of 6852 islands covering 377,975 square kilometers. Tokyo is Japan’s capital and largest city; other major cities include Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. It has the world’s second-highest life expectancy, though it is experiencing a decline in population.