The total area is about 378,000 sq. Although it is almost as large as the state of California or a little smaller than Sweden, much of the land is mountainous and therefore the rest is densely populated. Tokyo is a dynamically modern metropolis, which a population of nearly 12 million people call home. The official language is Japanese. English is taught in schools from the 7th grade on.
Japan is an advanced industrial nation.
The unit of currency is the yen. It may seem a little odd that when you add all the self professed Buddhists, Shintoists, Christians, and people of other religious denominations, the population of Japan appears to have doubled. But there is a practical reason for this. It is not unusual for the same family to celebrate birth with Shinto rites, have a Christian marriage, and pay last respects with a Buddhist ceremony. Japanese have long held a tolerance for varieties of religion.