Japan

Japan, commonly known as Japan, is an island country in East Asia, consisting of the Japanese archipelago, the Ryukyu Islands and Izu-Ogasawara It is composed of 6,852 islands including archipelago, covering an area of ​​approximately 378,000 square kilometers. It is the largest developed country in Asia by area. The whole country is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean, the Sea of ​​Okhotsk, the Sea of ​​Japan, and the East China Sea. It is adjacent to the Korean Peninsula and Russia to the west. The Far East is bordered by the Kuril Islands in the northeast and Taiwan and China in the southwest. With a population of 126 million, it ranks 11th among all countries in the world, and second only to the United States among all developed countries. More than 35 million of them live in Tokyo and The metropolitan area formed by several surrounding counties is the world’s largest metropolitan area. The next largest cities are Osaka, Nagoya, Yokohama, Fukuoka, Kyoto, and Sapporo. Politically, a parliamentary system of constitutional monarchy is implemented, and the emperor is a symbol of national and national unity. , The actual political power is in the hands of the Congress and the cabinet led by the Prime Minister.

His Majesty's Reign-'Jun’s Reign'-君が代

《君'The Generation' is the national anthem of Japan. The source of the lyrics is 'Kimigayo', with 'I が君は' as the first sentence. Later, the modern version appeared in 'Wahan Langyong Ji'. The composer is Hiroshou Hayashi. Lyrics of'Kimigayo' Probably the oldest national anthem in the world, with a total length of 32 words, and the shortest in the world. The lyrics come from a waka poem by an unknown writer in the Heian period (794-1185). The current melody was selected in 1880 and replaced John ·William Fenton’s unpopular melody created eleven years ago. Its 11-bar length is currently the shortest in the world. Although the title 'Kimigayo' is usually translated as 'His Imperial Majesty's Reign', it is not legally There is no official translation of the title or lyrics.

Ratio 2:3. White background, the flag of the central red sun. White represents sacredness, peace, purity and justice, and red represents sincerity. , Enthusiasm, vitality and fraternity.

The chrysanthemum heraldry is the general name of various Japanese family crests with chrysanthemums as the style, usually used to refer to the family crest of the Japanese imperial family. In Japan Since the law does not establish a formal national emblem, it is customary that the family crest of the Japanese imperial family (the Imperial Family) '16-petal eightfold table chrysanthemum pattern', that is, the chrysanthemum heraldry is widely used as the representative national emblem of Japan.