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'''{{Audio|Ja-nippon_nihonkoku.ogg|Japan}}''' (日本 ''Nihon'' or ''Nippon''^{[[Help:Japanese|<span class="t nihongo icon" style="color:#00e;font:bold 80% sans-serif;text-decoration:none;padding:0 .1em;">?</span>]]}</span>, officially 日本国 ''Nihon-koku'' or ''Nippon-koku'') is an [[island nation]] in [[East Asia]]. Located in the [[Pacific Ocean]], it lies to the east of [[People's Republic of China|China]], [[Korea]], and [[Russia]], stretching from the [[Sea of Okhotsk]] in the north to the [[East China Sea]] in the south. The [[kanji|kanji characters]] that make up [[Names of Japan|Japan's name]] mean "sun-origin", which is why Japan is sometimes identified as the "Land of the Rising Sun". Its [[capital]]<ref>See also [[Capital of Japan]]</ref> and largest city is [[Tokyo]].

Japan, officially 日本国 ''Nihon-koku'' or ''Nippon-koku'') is an [[island nation]] in [[East Asia]]. Located in the [[Pacific Ocean]], it lies to the east of [[People's Republic of China|China]], [[Korea]], and [[Russia]], stretching from the [[Sea of Okhotsk]] in the north to the [[East China Sea]] in the south. The [[kanji|kanji characters]] that make up [[Names of Japan|Japan's name]] mean "sun-origin", which is why Japan is sometimes identified as the "Land of the Rising Sun". Its [[capital]]<ref>See also [[Capital of Japan]]</ref> and largest city is [[Tokyo]].

Japan comprises over 3,000 islands, the largest of which are [[Honshū]], [[Hokkaidō]], [[Kyūshū]] and [[Shikoku]]. Most of the islands are [[mountain]]ous, many [[volcano|volcanic]], including Japan’s highest peak, [[Mount Fuji]]. Japan has the world's [[List of countries by population|tenth largest population]], with about 128&nbsp;million people. The [[Greater Tokyo Area]], which includes [[Tokyo]] and several surrounding [[Japanese prefectures|prefectures]], is the [[Largest Metropolitan Area|largest metropolitan area]] in the world, with over 30 million residents.

Japan comprises over 3,000 islands, the largest of which are [[Honshū]], [[Hokkaidō]], [[Kyūshū]] and [[Shikoku]]. Most of the islands are [[mountain]]ous, many [[volcano|volcanic]], including Japan’s highest peak, [[Mount Fuji]]. Japan has the world's [[List of countries by population|tenth largest population]], with about 128&nbsp;million people. The [[Greater Tokyo Area]], which includes [[Tokyo]] and several surrounding [[Japanese prefectures|prefectures]], is the [[Largest Metropolitan Area|largest metropolitan area]] in the world, with over 30 million residents.