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TRANSCRIPT
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JAPAN
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Background
• Native Inhabitants: Japanese
• Language: Japanese
• Independence (660b.c.)
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Tokyo
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The Japanese desire for power
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History of Japan
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Government
• Constitutional Monarchy with a Parliamentary Government.
• 2 Legislative Houses (House of Counselors, House of Representatives)
• Head of Government: Prime Minister
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Japanese Yen
• The national currency of Japan
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Bank of Japan (B.O.J.)
• The Central Bank of Japan
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Geography
• Western Asia, Island Chain between North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, East of Korean Peninsula
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Land
Natural Resources– Rice, Fish
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