Japan is an island country in the North Pacific Ocean. It lies off the northeast coast of mainland Asia and faces Russia,Korea, and China. Four large islands and thousands of smaller ones make up Japan.
The four major islands are Hokkaido,Honshu,Kyushu and Shikoku.
Japan is a land of great natural beauty. Mountains and hills cover about 70% of the country. In fact, Japanese islands consist of the rugged upper part of a great mountain range that rises from the floor of the North Pacific Ocean.
Jagged peaks, rocky gorges, and thundering mountain waterfalls provide some of the country's most spectacular scenery.

The climate of Japan is cold in the north (where snow and ice dominate in winter), temperate in central regions, and almost tropical in the small southern islands. The rains are abundant almost everywhere, and between summer and autumn the country is hit by torrential rains and typhoons.
The climate of Japan is influenced by the monsoon circulation: in winter, it's affected by cold currents from the north-west, and in summer by wet and humid currents of tropical origin.
Two common features of the climate of Japan are the absence of a real dry season and high summer rainfall.
Overall, the rainiest areas, where annual precipitation exceeds 2,000 millimetres (80 inches) are on the island of Honshu, the central-western part (where precipitation is abundant even in winter, because of the north-west monsoon), the Kii Peninsula (where on the contrary the summer monsoon is more pronounced), the entire island of Shikoku, and the central-southern part of Kyushu (also affected by the summer monsoon).

Economy in Japan
The Japanese economy, the world's second largest developed economy, is also the third-largest in the world in terms of nominal GDP, and the 4th by PPP. In 2014, Japan’s economy was ranked 28th in the world.
The country is one of the world’s most innovative economies having the largest electronic goods industry and patent filings.
Japan is also the world’s biggest creditor with the leading public debt ratio.
The country is home to 13.7% of private financial assets in world estimated at $13.5 trillion.
Japan exports goods worth an estimated $697 billion and the country’s chief exports are motor vehicles, auto parts, power generating machinery, iron and steel products, semiconductors, and plastic materials. Japan is the third largest automobile manufacturing country, and they form the leading export goods for the country.
Japan spends an estimated $766.6 billion on imports of goods such as petroleum, liquefied natural gas, coal, audio and visual apparatus, semiconductors, and clothing. Japan is the third largest importer of agricultural products and liquefied natural gas, and the largest importer of coal.