The Japanese of Japan Japan is a large group of islands located between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan. Over 120 million Japanese inhabit the islands. The five main islands are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, Skikoku, and Okinawa. Honshu contains the capital, Tokyo, as well as many major industrial areas. Most of the countryside is covered by dense forests, leaving little land for farming.
Japan is subject to numerous earthquakes, typhoons, and monsoons.
Racially, culturally, and ethnically, the Japanese are one of the most homogenous people groups in the world. One group, the burakunin, speaks a unique Japanese dialect. The ie consists of a three-generation household of grandparents, parents, and children. The divorce rate is one quarter of that in the United States. Many families farm as a secondary occupation.