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Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland. It is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. The Japanese archipelago consists of four major islands and thousands of smaller islands, covering 377,975 square kilometres (145,937 sq mi). Its population of over 125 million makes it the 11th most populous country. Tokyo is its capital and largest city. Japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions. Most of its terrain is mountainous and heavily forested, concentrating its agriculture and highly urbanized population along its eastern coastal plains. It has one of the world's highest life expectancies, though it is undergoing a population decline. Japan's culture is well known globally, including its art, cuisine, film, music, and popular culture, which includes comics, animation, and video game industries. (Full article...)