Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Japanese is the national language for the people of Japan. Majority of people who were born and currently live in Japan speak Japanese. Japan government is a constitutional monarchy. This is a form of government where the top leader acts as head of state. The ability to make and pass laws is though elected officials not the monarch. Their government closely resembles ours because they also have three branches. No one has all the power.

Instead of one dominant religion in Japan, there are two. Shinto and Buddhism both have an equal amount of support from the people. Japan currently has 127.3 million people living there. Japan has a lack of natural resources. They completely have no type of energy resources. This is why they are the world’s largest importer of coal and liquefied gas, and the second largest importer of oil behind China. The products most exported by Japan are cars, industrial printers, vehicle parts, and integrated circuits.

Japan’s climate is fairly normal. It is very cold in the winter and hot in the summer. Rice and noodles are the primary staples of the Japanese diet. Rice is served with almost every meal. Other foods that the Japanese are known for is sushi which is raw seafood with rice and sashimi which is raw seafood with soy sauce. The people of Japan usually have long live because they practice healthy eating habits.

The Japanese have many festivals and ceremonies each year such as the Japanese new year, Seijin No Hi, The Hina Matsuri, cherry blossoms, merry kurismasu , and many more.There are four major forms of traditional Japnese theater that are famous around the world. These are Noh, Kyoygen, Kabuki, and