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'''Japan''' is a nation that consists of a group of islands off the eastern coast of [[Asia]].  Its capital, [[Tokyo]], is the largest metropolitan area in the world, with over 36 million people. Japan is divided into a total of 47 [[prefecture]]s.<ref>Demographia - 50 Largest World Metropolitan Areas Ranked:

'''Japan''' is a nation that consists of a group of islands off the eastern coast of [[Asia]].  Its capital, [[Tokyo]], is the largest metropolitan area in the world, with over 36 million people. Japan is divided into a total of 47 [[prefecture]]s.<ref>Demographia - 50 Largest World Metropolitan Areas Ranked:

2000 Estimates,[http://www.demographia.com/db-world-metro2000.htm]</ref>

2000 Estimates,[http://www.demographia.com/db-world-metro2000.htm]</ref> Japan has a culture that is more masculine in nature than comparable Western countries.

Japan has long suppressed [[Christianity]] and is now paying a hefty price for that, by suffering from a long-term population and economic decline, and thereby allowing [[China]] to replace Japan as [[Asia]]'s largest economy.  Lacking the benefits of Christianity, Japan has one of the highest suicide rates in the world.<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/twitter-killer-serial-killer-sentenced-to-death-japan/</ref>  Japan's population peaked in 2008 at 128.08 million, and has been declining and increasing its average age ever since.

Japan has long suppressed [[Christianity]] and is now paying a hefty price for that, by suffering from a long-term population and economic decline, and thereby allowing [[China]] to replace Japan as [[Asia]]'s largest economy.  Lacking the benefits of Christianity, Japan has one of the highest suicide rates in the world.<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/twitter-killer-serial-killer-sentenced-to-death-japan/</ref>  Japan's population peaked in 2008 at 128.08 million, and has been declining and increasing its average age ever since.