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Networks and sustainability initiatives

Events

Regular events: Japan Green Drinks, listings for 5 cities

Ecovillages

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Konohana Family, Japan, link updated 11:43, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

Climate action

Biodiversity

Trees, woodland and forest

Community energy

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Fukushima Community Power Declaration

Ethical consumerism

Buy Nothing Day

Food activism

Solar cooking resources in Japan

Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle

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Recycling in Japan - Kamikatsu waste management

Sustainable transport activism

Urban sustainability

ACROS Fukuoka building - Tokyo DIY Gardening, Hands-on gardening for a crowded city

Resources

Citizens data initiative

Other resources

Near you

About Japan

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Japan is an island country in East Asia. It is in the northwest Pacific Ocean and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans an archipelago of 14,125 islands, with the five main islands being Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa. Tokyo is the country's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto.

Japan has over 125 million inhabitants and is the 11th most populous country in the world, as well as one of the most densely populated. About three-fourths of the country's terrain is mountainous, concentrating its highly urbanized population on narrow coastal plains. Japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions. The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world. Japan has the world's highest life expectancy, although it is experiencing a population decline due to its very low birth rate.

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Keywords island countries, ecovillages
Authors Phil Green
License CC-BY-SA-3.0
Language English (en)
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Aliases Japan
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Created January 28, 2014 by Phil Green
Modified March 5, 2024 by Phil Green
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