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POPULATION |
CAPITAL |
LANGUAGES |
RELIGIONS |
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| 146,000 sq’ miles | 124 Million | Tokyo | Japanese | Shintoism, Buddhism (most Japanese consider themselves to be both) | Yen = 100 sen |
CLIMATE |
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January |
4 |
March |
8 |
May |
16 |
July |
25 |
September |
23 |
November |
1 |
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February |
5 |
April |
12 |
June |
21 |
August |
27 |
October |
17 |
December |
6 |
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PRECIPITATION |
Cold, snowy winters in the north with warm summers. | Tokyo has higher winter temperatures and rainfall (62 inches per annum on average) with long hot summers. |
| PUBLIC HOLIDAYS | |||||
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| Holiday | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
| New Year | *01.01 | *01.01 | *01.01 | *01.01 | *01.01 |
| Bank Holiday | *02.01 | *02.01 | *02.01 | *02.01 | *02.01 |
| Bank Holiday | *03.01 | *03.01 | *03.01 | *03.01 | *03.01 |
| Coming of Age Day | *13.01 | *12.01 | *17.01 | *09.01 | *08.01 |
| Foundation Day | *11.02 | *11.02 | *11.02 | *11.02 | *11.02 |
| Vernal Equinox Day | *21.03 | *20.03 | *20.03 | *21.03 | *21.03 |
| Day of Nature (Greenery Day) | *29.04 | *29.04 | *29.04 | *29.04 | *29.04 |
| Constitution Day | *03.05 | *03.05 | *03.05 | *03.05 | *03.05 |
| Citizen's Day of Rest | *04.05 | *04.05 | *04.05 | *04.05 | *04.05 |
| Children's Day | *05.05 | *05.05 | *05.05 | *05.05 | *05.05 |
| Thanksgiving to the Sea | *20.07 | *20.07 | *20.07 | *20.07 | *20.07 |
| Navy Day | *21.09 | *21.09 | *21.09 | *21.09 | *21.09 |
| Respect for Aged Day | *15.09 | *15.09 | *15.09 | *15.09 | *15.09 |
| Autumnal Equinox Day | *23.09 | *23.09 | *23.09 | *23.09 | *23.09 |
| Physical Fitness Day | *10.10 | *11.10 | *10.10 | *09.10 | *08.10 |
| Culture Day | *03.11 | *03.11 | *03.11 | *03.11 | *03.11 |
| Labor Thanksgiving Day | *23.11 | *23.11 | *23.11 | *23.11 | *23.11 |
| Emperor's Birthday | *23.12 | *23.12 | *23.12 | *23.12 | *23.12 |
| New Year's Eve | *31.12 | *31.12 | *31.12 | *31.12 | *31.12 |
*Dates are in DDMM format
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