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For a more comprehensive list, see the List of Japan-related topics.

The following list of topics is provided as an overview of and introduction to Japan:

Geography of Japan

Main articles: Geography of Japan

• Location:
• Atlas of Japan
• Cities of Japan
  • List of capital cities in Japan
• Extreme points of Japan

Ecology of Japan

Main article: Ecology of Japan

• Climate of Japan
• Ecoregions of Japan
• Environment of Japan
• Geology of Japan
• Wildlife of Japan

Regions of Japan

Main article: Regions of Japan

• Hokkaidō (the island of Hokkaidō and nearby islands, largest city Sapporo)
• Tōhoku region (northern Honshū, largest city Sendai)
• Kantō region (eastern Honshū, largest cities Tokyo and Yokohama)
• Chūbu region (central Honshū, including Mt. Fuji), sometimes divided into:
  • Hokuriku region (northwestern Chūbu)
  • Kōshin'etsu region (northeastern Chūbu, largest city Nagano)
  • Tōkai region (southern Chūbu, largest city Nagoya, Hamamatsu, and Shizuoka)
  • Chūkyō region (southwestern Chūbu, largest city Nagoya, Gifu,and Yokkaichi)
• Kansai or Kinki region (west-central Honshū, largest cities Osaka, Kobe, and Kyoto)
• Chūgoku region (western Honshū, largest city Hiroshima, and Okayama)
• Shikoku (island, largest city Matsuyama, and Takamatsu)
• Kyūshū (island, largest city Fukuoka) which includes:
  • Ryukyu Islands, including Okinawa

Ecoregions of Japan

Main article: Ecoregions of Japan

Administrative divisions of Japan

Main article: Prefectures of Japan

Prefectures of Japan

From north to south (numbering in ISO 3166-2:JP order), the prefectures of Japan and their commonly associated regions are:

Karafuto, a portion of the island of Sakhalin north of Hokkaidō (not shown on the map), was part of Japan from 1907 until World War II. The entire island is now governed by Russia, but some Japanese people claim Karafuto is still part of Japan.

Geographic features of Japan

Main article: Landforms of Japan

• Bodies of water of Japan
• Islands of Japan
• Mountains of Japan
• Rivers of Japan
• World Heritage Sites in Japan

Demography of Japan

Main article: Demographics of Japan

Government and politics of Japan

Main article: Government of Japan and Politics of Japan

• Form of government:
• Head of state:
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Japan

• Elections in Japan
  • (specific elections)
• Human rights in Japan
• Political funding in Japan
• Political parties in Japan
• Political scandals of Japan
• Taxation in Japan

Branches of the government of Japan

Executive branch of the government of Japan

• Prime Minister of Japan
• Cabinet of Japan
• Ministries of Japan
  • National Public Safety Commission
  • Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
  • Ministry of Justice
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • Ministry of Finance (Japan)
  • Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
  • Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
  • Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
  • Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
  • Ministry of the Environment
  • Ministry of Defence

Legislative branch of the government of Japan

• Diet of Japan (bicameral legislature of Japan)

Judicial branch of the government of Japan

Foreign relations of Japan

International organization membership

Japan is a member of:

• United Nations
• G8
• G4
• OECD
• Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

Law of Japan

Main article: Law of Japan

• Constitution of Japan
• Crime in Japan
• Law enforcement in Japan

Military of Japan

Main article: Military of Japan

• Japan Self-Defense Forces
  • Army of Japan: Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
  • Navy of Japan: Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
  • Air force Japan: Japan Air Self-Defense Force
• Military history of Japan

History of Japan

Main article: History of Japan and Current events of Japan

• Military history of Japan

Culture of Japan

Main article: Culture of Japan

• Architecture of Japan
• Languages of Japan
  • Japann English
• Cuisine of Japan
• Festivals in Japan
• Humor in Japan
• Media in Japan
• National symbols of Japan
  • Coat of arms of Japan
  • Flag of Japan
  • National anthem of Japan
• Public holidays in Japan
• Religion in Japan
  • Hinduism in Japan
  • Buddhism in Japan
  • Christianity in Japan
  • Hinduism in Japan
  • Islam in Japan
  • Judaism in Japan
  • Sikhism in Japan
• World Heritage Sites in Japan

The Arts in Japan

• Art in Japan
• Cinema of Japan
• Cuisine of Japan
• Literature of Japan
• Music of Japan
• Television in Japan
• Theatre in Japan

Sports in Japan

Main article: Sports in Japan

Economy of Japan

Main article: Economy of Japan

• Agriculture in Japan
• Communications in Japan
• Companies of Japan
• Currency of Japan
• Economic history of Japan
• Mining in Japan
• National Bank of Japan
• Tourism in Japan
• Transport in Japan

• Japan Stock Exchange

Education in Japan

Main article: Education in Japan

Infrastructure of Japan

• Communications in Japan
• National parks of Japan
• Transportation in Japan

Japan lists

Main article: List of Japan-related topics

See also

References

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Japan

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