1. JAPAN Ch 16 – Traditional Japan

2. INTRO  “Land of the Rising Sun”  NIPPON / NIHON : Traditional Name means “sun’s origin”

3. Today  Highest Life Expectancy in the world: 82.6 yrs  Second highest # of one hundred year olds in world (40,000)  10 th Largest Population  128 Million (U.S. population—312 million)  Largest Cities:  Tokyo (33 Mil)  Osaka/Kobe/Kyoto  Yokohama  Nagoya

4. Today  Highest Life Expectancy in the world: 82.6 yrs  Second highest # of one hundred year olds in world (40,000)  10 th Largest Population  128 Million (U.S. population—312 million)  Largest Cities:  Tokyo (33 Mil)  Osaka/Kobe/Kyoto  Yokohama  Nagoya

5. Megalopolis  Tokyo to island of Kyushu  Very urban due to the amount of industry  Little rural area  Major industrial cities along coast  Import natural resources  Very resource poor country  Export manufactured goods

6. World Leader  Machinery  Technology  Robotics  Autos

7. GEO  3,000 Islands – ARCHIPELAGO  Four Main Islands:  Kyushu  Shikoko  Honshu  Hokkaido

8. GEO  Mt. Fuji / Highest Point  12,388 ft.  Volcanic & Mountainous Land

9. Japanese Government  Constitutional Monarchy  World’s Only Reigning EMPEROR  Completely restricted by 1946 Constitution  Written during the Allied Occupation  Referred to as, “"His Imperial Majesty the Emperor“  AKIHITO (this guy!)

10. Japanese Government  Diet  Bicameral legislature  House of Representatives (480 reps.)  House of Councilors (280 reps.)  Prime Minister  Head of the executive branch  Elected by the Diet  Current P.M.  Yoshihiko Noda

11. Beautiful Japan!