Japan is a beautiful Island country located in the west of Pacific Ocean in the Northern Hemisphere. It is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea and Taiwan in the South. Tokyo is the Capital Metropolitan city of Japan.

FUN FACTS

• Japan is the third largest economy in the world after the USA and China. The country however, has no natural energy resources and is the world's largest importer of oil, coal and liquefied natural gas. Japan was was badly affected by the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster in 2011, there are many coal plants currently under construction in Japan.
• The greater Tokyo area is the largest metropolitan area in the world, with over 35 million people.
• Japan is the world’s largest consumer of Amazon rain forest timber.
• Coffee is so popular in Japan that Japan imports approximately 85% of Jamaica’s annual coffee production.
• Japanese trains are among the world’s most punctual: their average delay is just 18 seconds!
• The main trading partners of Japan are the USA, China, South Korea and Australia. The main export products of Japan is known for the production of motor vehicles, electronics, robotics and mobile games. Some of the biggest companies in Japan are Toyota, Mitsubishi, Honda and Sony.
• Japan has just 2 gun-related homicides per year on average. Japan feels very safe in general. They say you could leave your wallet on the floor of the busiest metro station and come back an hour later to still find it there, untouched. I didn’t test that though…
• 21% of the Japanese population is elderly, the highest proportion in the world. Japan has more than 50,000 people who are over 100 years old.
• Animated Japanese films and television shows (i.e.: Anime) account for 60% of the world’s animation-based entertainment. So successful is animation in Japan, that there are almost 130 voice-acting schools in the country.
• Japanese love plants and they even have an artform of arranging flowers which is called 'ikebana'. This art of arranging flowers is known worldwide for its special way of showcasing the beauty of the flowers in the flower arrangement. Another artform involving plants is the art of growing bonsai trees. Growing these miniature trees is a common hobby in Japan. Pine, maple, cherry and plum trees are the most popular trees used for this art of cutting back and trimming. The mini trees are kept small and healthy but in a similar shape as their counterpart in nature, just a lot smaller.

CHOICE AS A STUDY DESTINATION

Top 03 reasons for international students to choose Japan as their study destinations is
- Quality of Education
- Affordability, clean and safe
- Very fluid Job market

USEFUL LINKS

Click on the below link to know more about your study destination, and what the Japanese government has to say….

https://www.mext.go.jp/en/policy/education/highered/title02/detail02/sdetail02/1373897.htm

NEWS & UPDATES

https://japan.kantei.go.jp/

https://www.lk.emb-japan.go.jp/files/100168315.pdf

http://www.moj.go.jp/isa/content/930005869.pdf