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Nation called Japan
Hironori Mastubara lab
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Geographical information
• Japan is made up of
thousands of islands.
• Much of Japan consists
of mountains and hills,
covered in trees.
• Land area is about
377,873 km2

Basic information
• Population:
Overall Male Female
127,770,000 60,691,000 (47.5%) 67,079,000 (52.5%)
• Language: Japanese
• Capital: Tokyo
• Religion: Buddhism, Christianity, or none

Picture of Japan

Picture of Japan2

Picture of Japan3

Comparing Japan & DRC
• Land area:
2,345,410 km2 (12 th )
• Land area:
377,873 km2 (62 th )
• Population:
62,317,930 people (21 st )
• Population:
127,770,000 people (10 th )
• Population density:
25 people /km2 (188 th )
• Population density:
337 people /km2 (30 th )
• GDP:
$46,491 billion (116 th )
• GDP:
$4,346 trillion (3 rd )

Tokyo, the capital of Japan
• Tokyo is one of the 47
prefectures of Japan.
• It’s the home of the Japanese
government.
• The name Tokyo literally
means eastern capital.

Basic information about Tokyo
• Population:
Overall Male Female
12,659,000 6,202,910 6,456,090
• Land area: 2187 km²
• Mainstay of all the businesses
• Tokyo in Japan is much like Kinshasa in DRC

Pictures of Tokyo

Pictures of Tokyo 2

Picture of Tokyo3

Pictures of Tokyo4

Pictures of Tokyo5

Comparing Tokyo and Kinshasa
Tokyo
Kinshasa
• Population
12,659,000
• Population
7,017,000
• Land area
2,187 km²
• Land area
9,965 km²
Center of business and
entertainment
Center of business,
entertainment and daily lives

Life style in Japan
• One family consists mostly of 2~3 kids
• Eats three times a day
• Takes shower once a day
• Dines with all the family members together

Food in Japan

Food in Japan2

Food in Japan3

Entertainment in Japan
• Most popular sports in Japan are soccer
and baseball
• Children (even some adults) loves playing
video-games
• One of the most popular Japanese
entertainment in the worldwide is manga
(comics).

Sports in Japan

Schools in Japan
Attending an elementary school in
Japan is absolutely obligatory.
Japanese schools consist of
• 1Public school
• 2Private school
• 3National school
It runs for 12years in total.
• 6 years in Elementary school
• 3 years in Middle school
• 3 years in High school
High school
Middle school
Elementary school
3years
3years
6years

Public schools in Japan2
Number of Elementary students in Japan
Year Overall 1 st grade 2 nd grade 3 rd grade 4 th grade 5 th grade 6 th grade
2005 7,197,458 1,199,756 1,191,349 1,200,744 1,181,33
4
1,231,932 1,192,343
2006 7,187,417 1,181,519 1,199,560 1,191,440 1200991 1,181,615 1,232,292
2007 7,132,874 1,176,236 1,181,391 1,199,773 1,191,90
4
1,201,355 1,182,215

Public school in Japan3
• Number of public Schools in Japan
Year Overall National Public Private
2005 23,123 73 22,856 194
2006 22,878 73 22,607 198
2007 22,693 73 22,420 200
• Number of Public schools in Tokyo

Public schools in Japan4
• Public school is the school all the children have the
access to
• Children are assigned to a certain public school
set by governmental school districts
• Tuitions are much cheaper compare to private
schools.
• Children can graduate and move on to public
middle schools without taking any examinations.

Public Schools in Japan5
• Average number of students in one
elementary class
Year
Number of students
2005 26.1
2006 25.9
2007 25.7

Picture of public elementary
school in Japan

Picture of bathroom

Typical day in public elementary school

Art class

Language class (Japanese)
• Children learning how to read off textbook

Free period
Children playing during the free period

Math class
Children playing with cards to learn numbers

Lunch time1
• Children taking turns to serve dishes

Lunch time2
• Lunch on that particular day
• Pancake
• Noodles
• Banana
• Milk

Private elementary school in
Japan
• Private school are the school only the wealthy (in most
cases) children have the access to.
• Children are eligible to enter private schools only if they
pass the entrance exams.
• Tuitions are extremely high compare to public schools
• Children can graduate and move on to public middle
schools without taking any examinations.
• Some private schools offer eligibility to move on until high
school without having to take any entrance exams.

Picture of private elementary
school

Picture of bathroom

Picture of a Carnegie hall

Picture of cafeteria

Picture of classroom

Picture of classroom2

Art class
• Private school children taking part in art class

Art class2

Computer class
• Picture of computers used in classes

Computer class2
• Children learning computer programs

Lunch time
• Lunch on that particular day
• Rice
• Miso-soup
• Milk
• Seaweed
salad
• Milk
• 2 Cakes

Free period

Comparison of public and
private schools

Middle schools in Japan

Middle school in Japan2
• Number of middle school students in
Japan
Year Overall Male Female 1 st grade 2 nd grade 3 rd grade
2005 3,626,415 1,854,125 1,772,290 1,199,764 1,214,473 1,212,178
2006 3,601,527 1,842,098 1,759,429 1,187,620 1,199,518 1,214,389
2007 3,614,552 1,847,809 1,226,760 1,226,760 1,187,895 1,199,897

Middle school in Tokyo
• Number of middle school students
in Tokyo
Overall 1 st grade 2 nd grade 3 rd grade
221,426 76,094 72,753 72,579

High school in Japan
• Number of high school students in
Japan
Year Overall Male Female
2005 3,605,242 1,827,534 1,777,708
2006 3,494,513 1,769,215 1,725,298
2007 3,406,561 1,725,458 1,681,103

High school in Tokyo
• Number of high school students in
Tokyo
Overall 1 st grade 2 nd grade 3 rd grade
130,345 45,326 41,722 40,904