ANTH 2230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Burakumin, Gravedigger, List Of Islands Of Japan
31 May 2016
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Total land area: 370, 000 sq. km, 3800 km long. Has 6,852 islands in total: there are 4 major islands, hokkaido, honshu, shikoku, kyushu. There are a few major cities that should be kept in mind, all are located in honshu: tokyo (current capital, osaka, nagoya, kyoto (old capital) There are various purposes for land in japan: agriculture: 13, forest and fields: 67, dwelling area: 5, mountain area: 55, most of japan is mountainous and not usable for other things. Total fertility rate is 1. 42, this means that the population is declining. Percentage of 65 year old+ is 26% meaning the population is aging. Life expectancy at birth is 86. 83 for females and 80. 5 for males, this is largely because japan has a good healthcare system. Japan has the third largest economy in the world. Unemployment rate in japan is at 3. 3%
