Facts about Japan

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   Mount Fuji, Japan's highest peak at 3,776 meters, is an active volcano that last erupted in 1707 and remains a UNESCO World Heritage Site visited by approximately 300,000 climbers annually.

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   Kimonos require approximately 12 to 20 meters of fabric and can take skilled artisans over 100 hours to construct by hand using traditional Japanese weaving techniques.

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   Approximately 20 percent of Japan's population is age 65 or older, making it one of the world's most rapidly aging societies with a median age of 49 years.

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   In 2011, Japan's earthquake near Fukushima triggered a 128-foot tsunami that killed approximately 18,500 people, making it one of the costliest natural disasters in recorded history.

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   Japan's bullet train network, the Shinkansen, has carried over 10 billion passengers since its 1964 debut with zero fatalities from train crashes.

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   The Tokyo Stock Exchange, founded in 1878, is the world's third largest by market capitalization at approximately 4.9 trillion dollars as of 2024.

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   Over 127 million people live in Japan, making it the world's third most populous island nation despite its mountainous terrain covering 73 percent of the country.

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