Country in Focus

Country: Japan
Capital: Tokyo
Population: 125 million{estimated}
Official language: Japanese
Currency: Japanese yen
Calling code: +81
Emperor: Naruhito
Prime Minister: Fumio Kishidia
Legislature: National Diet
Upper house: House of Councilors
Lower house: House of Representatives

Japan is an island country in East Asia. It is in the north west Pacific Ocean and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan. Tokyo is the country’s capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe and Kyoto. {Wikipedia}
Japan is the 11th most populous country in the world, as well as one of the most densely populated. The Greater Tokyo Area is the populous metropolitan area in the world. It has the world’s highest life expectancy, although it is experiencing a population decline due to its very low birth rate. 
Under the 1947 constitution, Japan has maintained a unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy with a bicameral legislature, the National Diet. The lower house consists of 456 seats, elected by popular vote every four years and upper house with 245 whose popularly elected members serve six-year term. There is a universal suffrage for adults over 18 years of age.
Japan has renounced its right to declare war, though it maintains a Self Defense Force that ranks as one of the world’s strongest militaries. The country has made significant contributions to science and technology and is one of the world’s largest exporters and importers.
As Artificial Intelligence technology is growing, Japanese tech companies are pioneering various interaction of AI in everyday lifestyle. Also, they at the forefront of developing AI algorithms that revolutionize media creation and editing. Tools like Capcut have introduced features that simplify the editing process. Solar panel technology has made significant strides in recent years—Let’s remember Japan was the first country to use hydrogen technology for transportation and power generation in 2017.


DO YOU KNOW
#Japan is one of the world’s most earthquake prone countries. Each year, there are over 1500 earthquakes.
#Mount Fuji is not only Japan’s highest mountain. It is the a sacred site for the Shinto religion since the 7th century.
#Japan has Ice-cream that does not melt.
#Japan has an highway that passes through a building. Yes! The Hashin expressway is Osaka, runs directly through the 5th,6th and 7th floors of the Gate Tower building.

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