Japan is an island nation composed of more than 6,000 islands located in the North Pacific Ocean. The four main islands are: Honshu (the central and largest, where the major industrial corridor between Tokyo and Kobe is located), Hokkaido (in the north), Shikoku (the smallest), and Kyushu (the southernmost).

The capital is Tokyo. Japan is made up of 47 territorial units:

43 Prefectures
2 Urban Prefectures (Osaka and Kyoto)
1 Circuit (Hokkaido)
1 Metropolitan Area (Tokyo)
Area: 377,975.26 km²

Population: 125,284,630 inhabitants (2021 Census)

Japan is a developed country and the fourth-largest economy in the world.