Japan

Japan (Japanese: 日本国, Nippon-koku) is an island country in . The capital and largest city is Tokyo. Japan is home to many consumer electronics companies.
==Statistics==
The land area of Japan is 364,485 km2. As of 2020, the population is estimated to be 125,507,472, making it the in the world.
==Apple in Japan==
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The first Japanese company to collaborate with Apple Computer is Alps Electric, which assembled Disk II drives for for the Apple II series in 1982."Apple and Apple II History", The Apple II Guide, Cupertino, CA, Apple Computer, Inc., Fall 1990: 9-16. In 1983, Apple began working with Sony to adopt their new 3.5-inch floppy disk format for the first Macintosh.Quick, Hide In This Closet! by Andy Hertzfeld, Folklore. 1983-08. The release of KanjiTalk in May 1986 helped the Macintosh Plus expand its market presence in Japan.Dave Kleinberg RIP by Ken Krugler, Ken's Techno Tidbits. 2012-04-11. Sony also collaborated with Apple in the manufacture of the PowerBook 100, which was released in October 1991.
In December 1994 in Tokyo, Apple and Japanese toy manufacturer Bandai jointly announced the Pippin platform, using a modified version of classic Mac OS.Bandai Pippin FAQ, The Mac Geek. Accessed 2017-04-10. When released in 1996, the Pippin consoles were a major failure that financially impacted both companies.Apple made a game console back in 1996, and it was terrible by Antonio Villas-Boas, Business Insider. 2017-06-30. Co-founder Steve Jobs would be back at Apple by the end of the year.Apple Computer, Inc. agrees to acquire NeXT Software Inc., Next Software. 1996-12-20. Archived 1997-04-12.
===Retail Stores in Japan===
Apple Ginza is the first Apple retail store in Japan (and outside the United States), which was opened on November 30, 2003 within the shopping district of Tokyo.Apple’s First Retail Store in Japan Opens in Tokyo This Sunday, Apple Computer. 2003-11-27. Apple's largest store in Japan was opened on September 7, 2019 in the business district of Tokyo.Apple’s largest store in Japan opens Saturday in Tokyo, Apple Inc. 2019-09-04. In early 2020, all 10 stores in Japan were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 2 locations reopened on May 27th.Apple to Start Reopening Stores in Japan This Week by Tim Hardwick, MacRumors. 2020-05-25. The remaining 8 stores reopened on June 3rd with new health and safety guidelines.Apple Store入店時に聞かれる、健康に関する質問内容 (Japanese) by たってぃんさん, ゴリミー. 2020-06-07.
==References==
==See also==
*:Category: Apple Stores in Japan
==External links==
*JapanGov official website of the Government of Japan
**National Diet Library, Japan
**Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet
*Imperial Household Agency official website of the Imperial Family
*Japan at OECD
*Apple Store 日本 at Apple (Japanese)
**Apple 福岡 (Fukuoka)
**Apple 名古屋栄 (Sakae, Nagoya)
*Apple Japan on YouTube
*Atlas of Japan at Wikimedia Commons
* at Wikipedia