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=__//**Japan**//__= //**﻿**//
 * **Major Government**
 * **Constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary government****﻿**
 * **Major Religions**
 * **The major religions are Shinto and Buddhism﻿**
 * **Languages Spoken**
 * **English and Jappenese are the languages that are spoken**
 * **Current leader or president**
 * **Brief history of the country including any important people and major wars**
 * **Currency**
 * **Yen**
 * **Major cultural traditions (holidays/foods etc..)**
 * **Climate**
 * **Winters are cool at night and at the shore. Spring and fall are delightful. Summers are long, hot, and humid.**
 * **Population**
 * **The population is 126,974,628**
 * **Geography**
 * **Extends along the eastern or Pacific coast of Asia. Also 73% of the country is mountainous, with a chain running through each of the main islands**
 * **Major Resources**
 * **lumber, hydroelectric power, and fish****﻿**
 * **Major tourist attractions and or historical sights**
 * **Median Family Income**
 * **lumber, hydroelectric power, and fish****﻿**
 * **Major tourist attractions and or historical sights**
 * **Median Family Income**
 * **Median Family Income**

**//__Work Cited__//**
[|//**Cities of the World**//]**. Ed. Karen Ellicott. Vol. 4: //Asia, the Pacific, and the Asiatic East//. 6th ed. Detroit: Gale, 2002. p[234]-268.**
 * [|**//Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices//**]. Ed. Thomas Riggs. Vol. 2: //Countries: A-L//. Detroit: Gale, 2006. p539-548.**
 * Belanger, Craig, Our World: Japan, 2010**