| |  | | | Japan | Latitude: 35.685 N Longitude: 139.7514 E Capital: Tokyo | | | | | | | | Travel in Japan A total of 86 members have visited 319 locations in Japan. Together they have written 680 travel stories and uploaded 9148 pictures from Japan. Last visit in Japan was made 2009-11-03 by NoraInu who was in Kobe. Have you been to Japan? Click here to join and share your pictures and stories. |
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Short introduction to Japan
While retaining its time-honored culture, Japan rapidly absorbed Western technology during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. After its devastating defeat in World War II, Japan recovered to become the second most powerful economy in the world and a staunch ally of the US. While the emperor retains his throne as a symbol of national unity, actual power rests in networks of powerful politicians, bureaucrats, and business executives. The economy experienced a major slowdown in the 1990s following three decades of unprecedented growth.
Source: World Factbook |
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Travel stories from Japan  | My Keitai | | For those who don't know, a keitai is a cell phone. And I got mine today...!
There were really 3 services to choose from: AU, DoKoMo, and Softbank. Although I opted for Softbank first cuz it was th... |
| | | |  | The Pick of the Litter | | After the success of my 2005 Calender, I’ve been putting the final touches to my highly anticipated 2006 sequel and consequently went down to the 24 hour Kinkos at 3am in the morning and scanned some ... |
| | | |  | Im here!! | | After saying goodbye to the folks, a two hour drive to Heathrow, I was on the plane to japan. Take off was delayed for an hour, then we were finally in the sky. Dinner of Teriyaki chicken and sticky r... |
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| | | Japan external links
Selected links to recommended web sites with information about Japan
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