Land and People

Fuji-san Mt. FujiShinkansen – Bullet train

大阪　OSAKA

• Osaka literally means Large hill/slope• Oldest capital• Second city• Port town• Historically Commercial capital•“Tenkano Daidokoro”-gourmet food capital

1583- 1598By Hideyoshi Toyotomi

Japan New Zealand

Land area Island

377,923 m²4,000 approx.

268,680 m²400 approx.

Latitude: 20-45 degree 34 -48 degree

Population Tokyo prefecture Osaka prefecture

127.7 million (2006)12.6 million

8 million

4.2 million (2007)

Life expectancy at birth Male Female

(2005)78.685.6

(2005)77.981.9

Languages Japanese(Ainu)

EnglishMāori

NZ Sign Language

Statistical Handbook of Japan 2007 (SHJ)New Zealand in Profile: Statistics New Zealand

Land area: 377,923 m²

Latitude: 20-45 degree

Population 127.7 million (2006) , Tokyo 12.6 mil, Osaka, 8 mil

Approx. 70% of total land area is mountainous area. 

Land area: 268,680 m²

Latitude: 20-45 degree

Population 4.2 million (2007)

Approx. 70% of total land area is mountainous area. 

Surrounded by the sea, Mountainous, Volcanic, have fault line close to or on its land -

earthquake

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