Japan

Japan (Japanese: 日本 Nippon or Nihon; formally 日本国 About this sound Nippon-koku or Nihon-koku, "State of Japan") is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, the East China Sea, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. The kanji that make up Japan's name mean "sun origin", and Japan is often called the "Land of the Rising Sun". It is the main country setting for the entire series which Tokyo is located.

Trivia

 * Japan's population is estimated at around 127.1 million
 * More than 99 percent of the population speaks Japanese as their first language.
 * Japan is a leading nation in scientific research, particularly technology, machinery and biomedical research.
 * Japan has a total of 6,852 islands extending along the Pacific coast of East Asia.