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[[Yokohama]] is the largest incorporated city.
2 Japan was founded on this date by the legendary [[Emperor Jimmu]], first emperor of Japan; it is seen as largely symbolic.
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{{nihongo|'''Japan'''|[[Japanese language|Japanese:]] 日本/日本国|''Nihon'' or ''Nippon'',The westernized pronunciation is believed to have arisen from that of a south Chinese dialect, in which it is pronounced /jāk-bəng/{{fact}} officially ''Nihon-koku'' or ''Nippon-koku''}} is an [[Island nation|island country]] in [[East Asia]]. Located in the [[Pacific Ocean]], it lies to the east of [[China]], [[Korea]], and [[Russia]], stretching from the [[Sea of Okhotsk]] in the north to the [[East China Sea]] in the south. The [[kanji|characters]] that make up [[Names of Japan|Japan's name]] literally mean "Sun's Origin", thus Japan is also sometimes known as "''The Land of the Rising Sun''", a name that comes from the country's eastward position relative to [[China]]. Its [[capital]] is [[Tokyo]].
At 377,872 [[square kilometre]]s (145,898 [[square mile|sq mi]]), Japan is the [[List of countries and outlying territories by area|62nd largest country]] by area. It encompasses over 3,000 islands, the largest of which are [[Honshū]], [[Hokkaidō]], [[Kyūshū]] and [[Shikoku]]. Most of Japan's islands are mountainous, and many are [[volcano|volcanic]], including the highest peak, [[Mount Fuji]]. It has the world's [[List of countries by population|10th largest population]], with nearly 128 million people. The [[Greater Tokyo Area]], with over 30 million residents, is the [[Largest Metropolitan Area|largest metropolitan area]] in the world.
[[Archaeology|Archaeological]] research indicates that people were living on the islands of Japan as early as the [[Upper Paleolithic|upper paleolithic]] period. The first written mention...
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