page_title: Outline of Japan
section_title: Science and technology of Japan
hierarchical_section_title: Outline of Japan / Science and technology of Japan
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Kibō (Hoffnung) Aufbau.日本語: きぼう 日本実験棟Русский: Кибо (надежда) модуль МКСEspañol: El módulo de experimentación japonés. Kibō (esperanza)Tiếng Việt: Kibō (Hy vọng)English: Kibō (Hope) Layout including labels for all 6 components as defined by JAXA, from previous version of this image from NASA PD.한국어: 키보 일본 실험 모듈Bahasa Indonesia: Modul eksperimen Jepang中文: 日本實驗艙 希望
context_page_description: The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Japan:
  Japan – an island nation in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean. It lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. The characters that make up Japan's name mean "sun-origin", which is why Japan is sometimes referred to as the "Land of the Rising Sun". Japan is an archipelago of 6,852 islands. The four largest islands are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku, which together comprise about ninety-seven percent of Japan's land area.
context_section_description: Science and technology in Japan
  Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
  Research and development in Japan
  Japanese robotics
caption: JAXA Kibo, the largest module for the International Space Station
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