Capital

Tokyo
Population

126,771,662 (July 2001 est.)
Area

total: 377,835 sq km, slightly smaller than California
Type of Government

constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary government
Money

yen (JPY)
Climate

varies from tropical in south to cool temperate in north
Primary Language

Japanese

Aizu History Project
Ancient World Club
Astronomy in Japan
Autumnal Equinox Day: Japan
Battle of the Coral Sea
Castles of Japan
Colleges and Universities: Japan
Daisetsuzan National Park
Death of the Father: Hirohito & Imperial Japan
Declaration of War on Japan
Declaration of War on Japan 1
Edo, Japan: A Virtual Tour
Embassy of Japan
Experience Japan
Flag of Japan
Folk Legends of Japan
Guide to Japan
Habu: Snake Native to Japan
Hirohito
Hirohito, Japan: Atomic Bombs
Iwo-Jima, Volcano Islands, Japan
Island of the Spirit
Japan 2001
Japan for 6 to 10 Year Old Children
Japan for Visitors
Japan High Rises
Japan Information Network
Japan Karate Association
Japan Lite: Kindergarten Graduation
Japan, My Japan
Japanese Calligraphy
Japanese Creation Myth

Japanese Friendship Garden: San Jose

Japanese Haiku

Japanese History

Japanese Websites
Japan's Secret Garden
Kids' Eyeview of Japan with Kristi Yamaguchi
Kids Web: Japan
Kushiro Swamp: Photos
Lonely Planet: Japan
Lost Tribes of Israel: Japan
Map of Japan
Museum Information: Japan
Natural Hazards: Earthquake Events
New Year's Customs Worldwide
Ocean Planet: Underwater Flyby
Origami House
Photo Tour of Japan

Primnary and Secondary Education in Japan
Quick Time VR: Photos
Shibu-Inu: Dog of Japan
Sugar Roots
Sumo Museum
Tokyo Disney Resort
Transport Japan
Trouts and Seasons of the Mountain Village
Unspoiled Nature: Okinawa
USU and Toya, Hokkaido: Volcanic Regions
Usu Volcano
Volcanic Photo Archives
Welcome to Hakone

Welcome to Japan
Welcome to Our School

World Factbook: Japan
Yoshiro Mori - Prime Minister of Japan