c. 14,000–300 BCE
Jōmon period
Hunter-gatherer culture known for some of the world's oldest pottery.
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Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland, it is bordered to the west by the Sea of Japan, the Sea of Okhotsk in the north, and the East China Sea in the south. The Japanese archipelago consists of four major islands alongside over 14,000 smaller islands. Japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions, and around 75% of its terrain is mountainous and heavily forested, concentrating its agriculture and highly urbanized population along its eastern coastal plains. With a population of almost 123 million as of 2026, it is the world's 11th most populous country. Tokyo is the country's capital and largest city. Wikipedia
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Hunter-gatherer culture known for some of the world's oldest pottery.
Kyoto becomes the capital; court culture flourishes, producing The Tale of Genji.
The Tokugawa shogunate brings 250 years of peace and isolation (sakoku).
Rapid modernisation and industrialisation transform Japan into a world power.
Japan rebuilds to become the world's second-largest economy.
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