JAPAN

Geography•Made up of several thousands of Islands.

•More than 50% of the country is mountainous and covered by forest.

•The population of Japan is approximately 127, 450, 459.

•The country is located where several continental tectonic plates meet and because of this, the country experiences frequent earthquakes.

Natural DisastersEarthquakes• July 12th , 1993• December 28th , 1994• January 17th , 1995• May 4th, 1998

Volcanoes• Mount Unzen• Mount Fiji

KOBE EARTHQUAKE

• January 17th, 1995• Magnitude 7.2 (Richter Scale) • 6, 434 deaths• Collapse of 200, 000 buildings • $100 billion of damage

Economics• Wealth from automobile manufacturing and

electronic goods. • Japanese asset price bubble• Economic Bubble• Tokyo Stock Exchange• The Lost Decade

Culture

• Anime • Manga• Osamu Tezuka• Pokémon

J- Pop

Terrorism• SARIN GAS ATTCK ON THE TOKYO SUBWAYS BY A GROUP KNOWN AS AUM

SHINIRIKYO OR ALEPH.• MARCH 20TH, 1995.• FIVE COORDINATED ATTACK• AIM TO BRING DOWN THE GOVERNMENT