Japan

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Japan (日本, Japanese: にほん) is a country in East Asia. Its territory consists of the four main islands of the Japanese archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu, along with the small islands scattered around them. Its total area is 377,835 km², which is smaller than Norway (including Svalbard and Jan Mayen) and larger than Germany. It ranks 61st in the world by area.