- A country of Asia on an archipelago off the northeast coast of the mainland. Traditionally settled c. 660b.c. , Japan's written history began in the 5th century a.d. During the feudal period (12th-19th century) real power was held by the shoguns, local warriors whose dominance was finally ended by the restoration of the emperor Mutsuhito in 1868. At about the same time the country was opened to Western trade and industrial technology. Expansionist policies led to Japan's participation in World War II, which ended after atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki (August 1945). Today the country is highly industrialized and noted for its advanced technology. Tokyo is the capital and the largest city. Population, 121,047,196. 日本：位于大陆东北海岸的多岛的亚洲国家。一般认为它建立于公元前 约660年，日本有记载的历史开始于 公元 5世纪。在封建时期(12-19世纪）实权掌握在幕府将军和地方武士的手中，他们的统治最终因1868年明治天皇复辟而完结。与此同时，日本对西方贸易和工业技术实行开放。扩张政策导致日本参加第二次世界大战，大战在对日本的长崎和广岛投下两枚原子弹(1945年8月）之后结束。今天，日本是一个高度发达的工业化国家并以其尖端的科学技术闻名于世。首都东京是最大的城市。人口121,047,196
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- An enclosed arm of the western Pacific Ocean between Japan and the Asian mainland. It is connected with the East China Sea, the Pacific Ocean, and the Sea of Okhotsk by several straits.日本海：被日本岛与亚洲大陆所围绕的那部分西太平洋。它通过几条海峡与中国东海、太平洋和鄂霍次克海相连