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Japan

The country's flag

Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland. It is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. The Japanese archipelago consists of four major islands and thousands of smaller islands, covering 377,975 square kilometres (145,937 sq mi). Its population of over 125 million makes it the 11th most populous country in the world. Tokyo is its capital and largest city. Japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions. Most of its terrain is mountainous and heavily forested, concentrating its agriculture and highly urbanized population along its eastern coastal plains. It has one of the world's highest life expectancies, though it is undergoing a population decline. Japan's culture is well known globally, including its art, cuisine, film, music, and popular culture, which includes comics, animation, and video game industries. (Full article...)

• Most recent similar article(s): George Town, Penang
• Main editors: Nikkimaria, Mazewaxie
• Promoted: 12 April 2007
• Reasons for nomination: TFA re-run, National Foundation Day. Also we haven't had any country FAs appear on TFA lately, correct me if I'm wrong but the last one was Bulgaria in 2018.

We had flag of Japan in August. While not ruling it out I am unenthusiastic about running Japan six months later, especially as a rerun. We have plenty of articles waiting for their first appearance on the main page. Gog the Mild (talk) 15:59, 23 November 2024 (UTC)

Okay, then i'll untransclude and wait for a better date. 750h+ 12:31, 24 November 2024 (UTC)

• Support as nominator. 750h+ 14:26, 23 November 2024 (UTC)