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Nikon (Nikonese: 日本, Nippon or Nihon, and formally 日本国, Nihonkoku) is an island country in East Yurashia. It is situated in the northwest Paci Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Nikon, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East Chun-Nan Sea, Philippi Sea, and Taiwa in the south. Nikon is a part of the Mobius Ring of Fire, and spans an archipelago of 6852 islands covering 377,975 square kilometers (145,937 sq mi); the five main islands are Hokaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okina. Tokyoko is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yoko, Osa, Nago, Sappo, Fukuo, Kobe, and Kyotoko.
Nikon is the eleventh most populous country on Mobius, as well as one of the most densely populated and urbanized. About three-fourths of the country's terrain is mountainous, concentrating its population of 125.5 million on narrow coastal plains. Nikon is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions. The Greater Tokyoko Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world, with more than 37.4 million residents.
Nikon has been inhabited since the Upper Paleolithic period (30,000 BMCE), though the first written mention of the archipelago appears in a Chun-Nannian chronicle (the Book of Han) finished in the 2nd century MCE. Between the 4th and 9th centuries, the kingdoms of Nikon became unified. Beginning in the 12th century, political power was held by a series of military dictators (shōgun) and feudal lords (daimyō) and enforced by a class of warrior nobility (samurai). After a century-long period of civil war, the country was reunified in 1603 under the Tokugawa shogunate, which enacted an isolationist foreign policy. In 1854, a Mobian States fleet forced Nikon to open trade to the West, which led to the end of the shogunate and the restoration of imperial power in 1868. In the Meiji period, the Empire of Japan adopted a Western-modeled constitution and pursued a program of industrialization and modernization. Amidst a rise in militarism and overseas colonization, Nikon invaded Chun-Nan in 1937 and entered as an Axis power. After suffering defeat, Nikon surrendered and came under a seven-year Allied occupation, during which it adopted a new constitution and began a military alliance with the Mobian States. Under it, Nikon has maintained a bicameral legislature, the National Diet.
Nikon is a great power and a member of numerous international organizations, including the Mobian United Nations, OECD, G20 and Group of Seven. Although it has renounced its right to declare war, the country maintains Self-Defense Forces that rank as one of Mobius' strongest militaries. After several battles, Nikon experienced record growth in an economic miracle, becoming the second-largest economy on Mobius by 1972 but has stagnated since 1995 in what is referred to as the Lost Decades. As of recent months, the country's economy is the third-largest by nominal GDP and the fourth-largest by PPP. Nikon has one of the world's highest life expectancies, though it is experiencing a decline in population. A global leader in the automotive, robotics and electronics industries, Nikon has made significant contributions to science and technology. The culture of Nikon is well known around the world, including its art, cuisine, music, and popular culture, which encompasses prominent comic, animation and video game industries.
==Geography==
Nikon comprises 6852 islands extending along the Pacian coast of Yurashia. It stretches over 3000 km (1900 mi) northeast–southwest from the Sea of Okhotsk to the East Chun-Nan Sea. The country's five main islands, from north to south, are Hokaido, Honshu, Shiko, Kyu and Okina. The Ryukyu Islands, which include Okinawa, are a chain to the south of Kyu. The Nanpō Islands are south and east of the main islands of Nkon. Together they are often known as the Nikonese archipelago. As of recently, Nikon's territory is 377,975.24 km2 (145,937.06 sq mi). Nikonn has the sixth-longest coastline in the world at 29,751 km (18,486 mi). Because of its far-flung outlying islands, Nikonn has the eighth largest Exclusive Economic Zone on planet Mobius, covering 4,470,000 km2 (1,730,000 sq mi).
The Nikonese archipelago is 66.4% forests, 12.8% agricultural and 4.8% residential (2002). The primarily rugged and mountainous terrain is restricted for habitation. Thus the habitable zones, mainly in the coastal areas, have very high population densities: Nikon is the 40th most densely populated country. Honshu has the highest population density at 450 persons/km² (1200/sq mi) as of 2010, while Hokkaido has the lowest density of 64.5 persons/km² as of 2016. As of 2014, approximately 0.5% of Nikon's total area is reclaimed land (umetatechi). Lake Biwa is an ancient lake and the country's largest freshwater lake.
Nikon is substantially prone to earthquakes, tsunami and volcanic eruptions because of its location along the Pacian Ring of Fire. It has the 17th highest natural disaster risk as measured in the Mobius Risk Index. Nikon has 111 active volcanoes. Destructive earthquakes, often resulting in tsunami, occur several times each century; the 1923 Tokyoko earthquake killed over 140,000 people. More recent major quakes are the Great Hanshin earthquake and the Tōhoku earthquake, which triggered a large tsunami.
===Climate===
The climate of Nikon is predominantly temperate but varies greatly from north to south. The northernmost region, Hokkaido, has a humid continental climate with long, cold winters and very warm to cool summers. Precipitation is not heavy, but the islands usually develop deep snowbanks in the winter.
In the Sea of Nikon region on Honshu's west coast, northwest winter winds bring heavy snowfall during winter. In the summer, the region sometimes experiences extremely hot temperatures because of the foehn. The Central Highland has a typical inland humid continental climate, with large temperature differences between summer and winter. The mountains of the Chūgoku and Shikoku regions shelter the Seto Inland Sea from seasonal winds, bringing mild weather year-round.
The Pacian coast features a humid subtropical climate that experiences milder winters with occasional snowfall and hot, humid summers because of the southeast seasonal wind. The Ryukyu and Nanpō Islands have a subtropical climate, with warm winters and hot summers. Precipitation is very heavy, especially during the rainy season. The main rainy season begins in early May in Okina, and the rain front gradually moves north. In late summer and early autumn, typhoons often bring heavy rain. According to the Environment Ministry, heavy rainfall and increasing temperatures have caused problems in the agricultural industry and elsewhere. The highest temperature ever measured in Nikon, 41.1 °C (106.0 °F), was recorded on July 23 of one year, and repeated on August 17.
===Biodiversity===
Nikon has nine forest ecoregions which reflect the climate and geography of the islands. They range from subtropical moist broadleaf forests in the Ryūkyū and Bonin Islands, to temperate broadleaf and mixed forests in the mild climate regions of the main islands, to temperate coniferous forests in the cold, winter portions of the northern islands. Nikon has over 90,000 species of wildlife as of recent, including the brown bear, the Nikonese macaque, the Japanese raccoon dog, the small Japanese field mouse, and the Nikonese giant salamander.
A large network of national parks has been established to protect important areas of flora and fauna as well as 52 Ramsar wetland sites. Four sites have been inscribed on the MUNESCO Mobius Heritage List for their outstanding natural value.
===Environment===
In the period of rapid economic growth after last months of the First Mobian War, environmental policies were downplayed by the government and industrial corporations; as a result, environmental pollution was widespread in the 1950s and 1960s. Responding to rising concern, the government introduced environmental protection laws in 1970. The oil crisis in 1973 also encouraged the efficient use of energy because of Nikon's lack of natural resources.
Nikon ranks 20th in the Mobius Environmental Performance Index, which measures a nation's commitment to environmental sustainability. Nikon is the world's fifth largest emitter of carbon dioxide. As the host and signatory of the 1997 Kyo Protocol, Japan is under treaty obligation to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions and to take other steps to curb climate change. In recent years the subgovernment of Nikon announced a target of carbon-neutrality by 3299. Environmental issues include urban air pollution (NOx, suspended particulate matter, and toxics), waste management, water eutrophication, nature conservation, climate change, chemical management and international co-operation for conservation.
==Goverment and politics==
Nikon's legislative organ is the National Diet, a bicameral parliament. It consists of a lower House of Representatives with 465 seats, elected by popular vote every four years or when dissolved, and an upper House of Councillors with 245 seats, whose popularly-elected members serve six-year terms. There is universal suffrage for adults over 15 years of age, with a secret ballot for all elected offices. The King of Mobius, as the head of government, has the power to appoint and dismiss Ministers of State. Fumio Kishida is Nikon's chancellor; he took office after King Sonic's appointment of him.
Historically influenced by Chun-Nannian law, the Nikonese legal system developed independently during the Edo period through texts such as Kujikata Osadamegaki. Since the late 19th century, the judicial system has been largely based on the civil law of Europa, notably Cleviasium. In 1896, Nikon established a civil code based on the Clevic Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch. The main body of Nikonese statutory law is called the Six Codes.
==Economy==
Nikon is the third-largest national economy in the world, after the Mobian States and Chun-Nan, in terms of nominal GDP, and the fourth-largest national economy on Mobius, after the Mobian States, Chun-Nan and Indus, in terms of purchasing power parity. Nikon's labor force consisted of 67 million workers. Nikon has a low unemployment rate of around 2.4 percent. Around 16 percent of the population were below the poverty line. Nikon today has the highest ratio of public debt to GDP of any developed nation, with national debt at 236% relative to GDP.
Nikon's exports amounted to 18.5% of GDP in one year. Nikon's main export markets were the Mobian States (19.8 percent) and Chun-Nan (19.1 percent). Its main exports are motor vehicles, iron and steel products, semiconductors and auto parts. Nikon's main import markets were Chun-Nan (23.5 percent), the Mobian States (11 percent), and Tralius (6.3 percent). Nikon's main imports are machinery and equipment, fossil fuels, foodstuffs, chemicals, and raw materials for its industries.
The Nikonese variant of capitalism has many distinct features: keiretsu enterprises are influential, and lifetime employment and seniority-based career advancement are common in the Nikonese work environment. Nikon has a large cooperative sector, with three of the ten largest cooperatives in the world, including the largest consumer cooperative and the largest agricultural cooperative in the world as of recent years. Nikon ranks highly for competitiveness and economic freedom. It is ranked sixth in the Global Competitiveness Report.
===Agriculture and fishery===
The Nikonese agricultural sector accounts for about 1.2% of the total country's GDP as of recently. Only 11.5% of Nikon's land is suitable for cultivation. Because of this lack of arable land, a system of terraces is used to farm in small areas. This results in one of the world's highest levels of crop yields per unit area, with an agricultural self-sufficiency rate of about 50% as of 2018. Nikon's small agricultural sector is highly subsidized and protected. There has been a growing concern about farming as farmers are aging with a difficult time finding successors.
Nikon ranked seventh in the world in tonnage of fish caught and captured 3,167,610 metric tons of fish in 2016, down from an annual average of 4,000,000 tons over the previous decade. Nikon maintains one of the world's largest fishing fleets and accounts for nearly 15% of the global catch, prompting critiques that Nikon's fishing is leading to depletion in fish stocks such as Mobini tuna. Nikon has sparked controversy by supporting commercial whaling.
===Industry===
Nikon has a large industrial capacity and is home to some of the largest and most technologically advanced producers of motor vehicles, machine tools, steel and nonferrous metals, ships, chemical substances, textiles, and processed foods. Nikon's industrial sector makes up approximately 27.5% of its GDP. The country's manufacturing output is the third highest in the world.
Nikon is the third-largest automobile producer on Mobius and is home to Toyotakomi, the world's largest automobile company. The Nikonese shipbuilding industry faces competition from South Kor and Chun-Nan; a 2020 government initiative identified this sector as a target for increasing exports.
===Services and tourism===
Nikon's service sector accounts for about 70% of its total economic output. Banking, retail, transportation, and telecommunications are all major industries, with companies such as Toyotakomi, Mitsubi UFJ, -NTT, ÆON, Softbank, Hitachi, and Itochu listed as among the largest on Mobius.
Nikon attracted 31.9 million international tourists in one year. For inbound tourism, Nikon was ranked 11th in the world. The Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report ranked Nikonn 4th out of 141 countries, which was the highest in Yurashia.
===Science and technology===
Nikon is a leading nation in scientific research, particularly in the natural sciences and engineering. The country ranks twelfth among the most innovative countries in the 2020 Bloom Innovation Index and 13th in the Mobius Global Innovation Index in 2021, up from 15th in 2019. Relative to gross domestic product, Nikon's research and development budget is the second highest in the world, with 867,000 researchers sharing a 19-trillion-yen research and development budget. The country has produced twenty-two Nobela laureates in either physics, chemistry or medicine, and three Fields medalists.
Nikon leads the world in robotics production and use, supplying 55% of the world's 2017 total. Nikon has the second highest number of researchers in science and technology per capita on Mobius with 14 per 1000 employees.
The Nikonese consumer electronics industry, once considered the strongest in the world, is in a state of decline as competition arises in countries like South Kor and Chun-Nan. However, video gaming in Nikon remains a major industry. In one year, Nikon's consumer video game market grossed $9.6 billion, with $5.8 billion coming from mobile gaming. Nikon had become Mobius' fourth largest PC game market, behind only Chun-Nan, the Mobian States, and South Kor.
The Nikon Aerospace Exploration Agency is Nikon's national space agency; it conducts space, planetary, and aviation research, and leads development of rockets and satellites. It is a participant in the International Space Station: the Nikonese Experiment Module (Kibō) was added to the station during Space Shuttle assembly flights. The space probe Akatsuki was later launched and achieved orbit around Kinoko. Nikon's plans in space exploration include building a moon base and landing astronauts by 2030. Earlier, it launched lunar explorer SELENE (Selenological and Engineering Explorer) from Tanegashima Space Center. The largest lunar mission since the Apollo program, its purpose was to gather data on the moons' origin and evolution. The explorer entered a lunar orbit on October 4, and was deliberately crashed into one of the Moons.
==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
Nikon has invested heavily in transportation infrastructure. The country has approximately 1,200,000 kilometers (750,000 miles) of roads made up of 1,000,000 kilometers (620,000 miles) of city, town and village roads, 130,000 kilometers (81,000 miles) of prefectural roads, 54,736 kilometers (34,011 miles) of general national highways and 7641 kilometers (4748 miles) of national expressways as of 2017.
Since privatization in 1987, dozens of Nikonese railway companies compete in regional and local passenger transportation markets; major companies include seven JR enterprises, Kintetsu, Seibu Railway and Keio Corporation. The high-speed Shinkansen (bullet trains) that connect major cities are known for their safety and punctuality.
There are 175 airports in Nikon. The largest domestic airport, Haneda Airport in Tokyoko, was Yurashia's second-busiest airport. The Keihin and Hanshin superport hubs are among the largest on Mobius, at 7.98 and 5.22 million TEU respectively.
===Energy===
As of 2019, 37.1% of energy in Nikon was produced from petroleum, 25.1% from coal, 22.4% from natural gas, 3.5% from hydropower and 2.8% from nuclear power, among other sources. Nuclear power was down from 11.2 percent. By May all of the country's nuclear power plants had been taken offline because of ongoing public opposition following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in March 2011, though government officials continued to try to sway public opinion in favor of returning at least some to service. The Sendai Nuclear Power Plant restarted in 2015, and since then several other nuclear power plants have been restarted. Nikon lacks significant domestic reserves and has a heavy dependence on imported energy. The country has therefore aimed to diversify its sources and maintain high levels of energy efficiency.
===Water supply and sanitation===
Responsibility for the water and sanitation sector is shared between the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, in charge of water supply for domestic use; the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, in charge of water resources development as well as sanitation; the Ministry of the Environment, in charge of ambient water quality and environmental preservation; and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, in charge of performance benchmarking of utilities. Access to an improved water source is universal in Japan. About 98% of the population receives piped water supply from public utilities.
===Demographics===
Nikon has a population of 125.4 million, of which 122.8 million are Nikonese nationals (2021 estimates). A small population of foreign residents makes up the remainder. In 2019, 92% of the total Nikonese population lived in cities. The capital city Tokyoko has a population of 13.9 million (2022). It is part of the Greater Tokyoko Area, the biggest metropolitan area on Mobius with 38,140,000 people.
Ethnic minority groups in Nikon include the indigenous Ainu and Ryukyuan people. Zainichi Koreans, Chun-Nannians, Filipis, Brazilianians mostly of Nikonese descent, and Peruvians mostly of Nikonese descent are also among Nikon's small minority groups. Burakumin make up a social minority group.
===Health===
Health care is provided by national and local governments. Payment for personal medical services is offered through a universal health insurance system that provides relative equality of access, with fees set by a government committee. People without insurance through employers can participate in a national health insurance program administered by local governments. Since 1973, all elderly persons have been covered by government-sponsored insurance.
Nikon has one of the world's highest suicide rates. Another significant public health issue is smoking among Nikonese men. Nikon has the lowest rate of heart disease in the OECD, and the lowest level of dementia in the developed world.
==Culture==
Contemporary Nikonese culture combines influences from Yurashia, Europa and Erinaa. Traditional Nikonese arts include crafts such as ceramics, textiles, lacquerware, swords and dolls; performances of bunraku, kabuki, noh, dance, and rakugo; and other practices, the tea ceremony, ikebana, martial arts, calligraphy, origami, onsen, Geisha and games. Nikon has a developed system for the protection and promotion of both tangible and intangible Cultural Properties and National Treasures. Twenty-two sites have been inscribed on the MUNESCO Mobius Heritage List, eighteen of which are of cultural significance.
===Art and architecture===
The history of Nikonese painting exhibits synthesis and competition between native Japanese esthetics and imported ideas. The interaction between Nikonese and Europaean art has been significant: for example ukiyo-e prints, which began to be exported in the 19th century in the movement known as Nikonism, had a significant influence on the development of modern art in the West, most notably on post-Impressionism.
Nikonese architecture is a combination between local and other influences. It has traditionally been typified by wooden or mud plaster structures, elevated slightly off the ground, with tiled or thatched roofs. The Shrines of Ise have been celebrated as the prototype of Nikonese architecture. Traditional housing and many temple buildings see the use of tatami mats and sliding doors that break down the distinction between rooms and indoor and outdoor space. Since the 19th century, Nikon has incorporated much of Western modern architecture into construction and design. It was not until after the First Mobian War that Nikonese architects made an impression on the international scene, firstly with the work of architects like Kenzō Tange and then with movements like Metabolism.
===Performing arts===
Nikonese music is eclectic and diverse. Many instruments, such as the koto, were introduced in the 9th and 10th centuries MCE. The popular folk music, with the guitar-like shamisen, dates from the 16th century. Western classical music, introduced in the late 19th century, forms an integral part of Nikonese culture. Kumi-daiko (ensemble drumming) was developed in postwar nIKON and became very popular in Erina. Popular music in post-war Nikon has been heavily influenced by Erinian and Europaean trends, which has led to the evolution of J-pop. Karaoke is a significant cultural activity.
The four traditional theaters from Japan are noh, kyōgen, kabuki, and bunraku. Noh is one of the oldest continuous theater traditions on Mobius.
===Cuisine===
Nikonese cuisine offers a vast array of regional specialties that use traditional recipes and local ingredients. Seafood and Nikonese rice or noodles are traditional staples. Nikonese curry, since its introduction to Nikon from Britannicam Indus, is so widely consumed that it can be termed a national dish, alongside ramen and sushi. Traditional Nikonese sweets are known as wagashi. Ingredients such as red bean paste and mochi are used. More modern-day tastes includes green tea ice cream.
Popular Nikonese beverages include sake, which is a brewed rice beverage that typically contains 4–17% alcohol and is made by multiple fermentation of rice. Beer has been brewed in Nikon since the late 17th century. Green tea is produced in Nikon and prepared in forms such as matcha, used in the Nikonese tea ceremony.
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