Japan

Summary Location: Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula Population: 127,433,494 (July 2007 est.) Capital: name: Tokyo geographic coordinates: 35 42 N, 139 46 E time difference: UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) GDP per capita: $33,100 (2006 est.)

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Travel to Japan •  Japanese embassy •  Japanese consulates •  Japanese airlines •  Japanese airports

Shop Japan •  Japanese recipes •  Japan travel guide •  Japanese books •  Japanese music •  Japanese DVDs

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