JAPAN

CAPITAL: TOKYO

• Contains many lights. (Its like triple time square)
• Lively and is the preffered location for many festivals.
• A tourist attraction with many stores.
• A very well known landmark is the Tokyo Tower.

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KYOTO

• No, not the skrillex song, the other one
• It served as Japan's capital from 794 until 1868
• It was also the emperors residence from 794 until 1868

HIROSHIMA

• Atomic bomb was dropped over Hiroshima in August 6, 1945
• destroyed monuments like Hiroshima castle and Shukkeien Garden
• In the center a large park was built called the Peace Memorial Park

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ECONOMY/ MAIN INDUSTRIES

• Japan's currency is "Yen"
• And it's GDP growth is 0.9% (Q1 2013)

HISTORY

• Hiroshima bomb:
• Date: August 9, 1945 during World War II

ANIME

• Anime is one of the things that defines Japan
• Some examples are: Soul Eater, Pokemon (deal with it), and Gurren Laggan
• Anime - Japanese movie or television animation.

GOVERNMENT

• Is a constitutional monarchy
• The power of the emperor has limits
• His role is defined byt the 1947 constitution as
• "The symbol of the state and of the unity of the people"