Facts about Japan

Facts about Japan

Japan, the Land of Rising Sun, lies in the Pacific Ocean. Japan is an Island Country with four major islands comprising more than 97% of the total land area of about 377,000 square kilometers. Politically, Japan follows Parliamentary Democracy with Constitutional Monarchy. The national language of Japan is Japanese with several regional variations in the dialects over the eastern and western Japan.

Japan flag Rising Sun

The population of  World's second largest economy Japan is 128 million people with Tokyo, the largest and capital city having a population of 30 million people. The currency of Japan is Yen. Japan is a major economic power of the world and it is the third largest nation in Purchasing Power Parity. In the G* group, Japan is the only Asian Country and currently Japan is the Non-Permanent Member in UN Security Council. Japan ranks tenth in the index of living standards and has the highest life expectancy in the entire world. Moreover, Japan has the third lowest Infant Morality Rate in the world.

Tokyo by night

Made in Japan

Made in Japan

Made in Japan is a tag behind every product that one likes to buy. Such is the popularity of Made in Japan or Made from Japan labels all over the world that it proves Japan's technological superiority and capabilities especially after the WWII. Nowadays, the world consumers seek goods manufactured in Japan and look for the label 'Made in Japan', be it a household consumable good or a giant industrial machinery, or equipments and its parts, electrical and electronic goods and many other products including the latest products in renewable energy such as solar or wind energy.

Besides the technological advances in automobiles and industrial sectors, Japan has also become a reputed name in the biomedical appliances and solar appliances. Besides the traditional use of Made in Japan, there is also an album by the name of 'Made in Japan', which was released by the English Rock Band Deep Purple in the year 1972 during their first tour to Japan. When you search the Internet for Made in Japan, you would end up with millions of results ranging from the common electronic goods to automobiles and its parts, Golf, cameras and many other gadgets.

Japan Celebrities

Japan Celebrities

Do you know that Japanese people keep a sort of photo book of their most favorite celebrities and fashion idols? Well, it is similar to what you have in the form of Celebrity Calendar in the westernized versions. Like any other country, the list of Japan Celebrities is an endless one that comprises of hundreds of film personalities, sports icon, political stars and many other top ranking leaders from various sectors.

Hiroshi, Matsumoto Hitoshi, Sakai Masaaki and Tashiro Masashi are some of the greatest comedian celebrities from Japan. On the realm of Japanese models, Ebihara Yuri, Josh Snow, Kanata Hongo, Yamada Yu, May J, and Fujiwara Norika are some of the top ranking models from Japan. Matsudaira Ken, Ishihara Yujiro, Watanabe ken, Seto Koji, and Fujiwara Tatsuya are few of the most popular Japanese Film Actors whereas on the forefront of Japanese Actresses, Aya Ueto, Ito Misaki, Koyuki and Yonekura Ryoko are the most loved names. There are many bloggers that run several gamuts about the hot Japan celebrity gossips but many of the celebrities share many common things such as fashion statements and culture.

Japan Celebritie Misaki Ito

Japan Celebritie Ebihara Yuri

Japan Celebritie Ken Watanabe

Japan Art

Japan Art

Apart from the world famous Japanese Ceramics and Potteries, Japan Art also encompasses a vast varieties of art styles including wooden and bronze sculptures, ink painting on silk and paper, Japan Anime (cartoons), and many other forms of folk music and architecture. Japan has a pretty long history and civilization dating back to centuries and along with it comes its myriads of art in tons of forms on hundreds of media.

Most of the early age Japan Art is associated with Buddhism; however, later on, starting from early ninth century, Japan started evolving its own art and developed indigenous forms of traditional Japanese Art and Paintings. Until a pretty long period, Japanese used to write with brushes instead of using pens and that is why, Japan has always been a leading nation in developing unique and aesthetic paintings. Woodblock prints, sculptures and Japanese Pottery remain as the most popular forms of Art in Japan. NAPCO Ceramic is a classic example of Japan Art. Nowadays, Japan being the second largest economy of the world, you can also find various modern forms of arts in Japan.

Japan Art