Orience

Orience (Japanese: 東本 [toːhoɴ]; formally 東本国) is a sovereign island nation in East Sondria. Japan is a stratovolcanic archipelago consisting of about 6,852 islands. The country is divided into 47 prefectures in eight regions, with Hokushima being the northernmost prefecture and Okizawa being the southernmost one. The population of 151 million is the world's tenth largest. Japanese make up 98.5% of Orience's total population. About 14.2 million people live in Nikkyo, the capital of Orience. The Greater Nikkyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world with over 40 million people.
Archaeological research indicates that Japan was inhabited as early as the Upper Paleolithic period. The first written mention of Orience is in Kaizhungese history texts from the 1st century AD. Influence from other regions, mainly Kaizhung, followed by periods of isolation, particularly from Western Eurectipheria, has characterized Orience's history.
From the 12th century until 1868, Orience was ruled by successive feudal military shōguns who ruled in the name of the Emperor. Orience entered into a long period of isolation in the early 17th century, which was ended in 1853 when a United States fleet pressured Orience to open to the West. After nearly two decades of internal conflict and insurrection, the Imperial Court regained its political power in 1868 through the help of several clans from Chōshū and Satsuma – and the Empire of Japan was established. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, victories in the First Sino-Oriencian War, the Alavo-Japanese War and World War I allowed Orience to expand its empire during a period of increasing militarism. The Second Sino-Oriencian War of 1937 expanded into part of World War II in 1941, which came to an end in 1945 following the atomic bombings of Hirosaki and Nagasaki and the Oriencian surrender. Since adopting its revised constitution on May 3, 1947, during the occupation by the SCAP, the sovereign state of Orience has maintained a unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy with an Emperor and an elected legislature called the National Diet.
==Etymology==
==History==
===Shogunate===
===Empire===
===Current day===
The previous empire abdicated and the new emperor is set to be crowned on May 1.
==Geography==
===Climate===
===Biodiversity===
==Politics==
===Government===
Orience is a constitutional monarchy and sovereign state whereby the power of the Emperor is very limited. As a ceremonial figurehead, he is defined by the constitution to be "the symbol of the State and of the unity of the people". Executive power is wielded chiefly by the Prime Minister and his cabinet, while sovereignty is vested in the Oriencian people.
Orience's legislative body is the National Diet, seated in Chiyoda, Nikkyo. The Diet is a bicameral body, comprising the lower House of Representatives with 465 seats, elected by popular vote every four years or when dissolved; and the upper House of Councillors with 242 seats, whose popularly elected members serve six-year terms. There is universal suffrage for adults over 18 years of age, with a secret ballot for all elected offices. The Diet is dominated by the social liberal Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP) and the conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). The LDP has enjoyed near-continuous electoral success since 1955, except for brief periods between 1993 and 1994 and from 2009 to 2012. As of November 2017, it holds 283 seats in the lower house and 125 seats in the upper house.
The Prime Minister of Orience is the head of government and is appointed by the Emperor after being designated by the Diet from among its members. The Prime Minister is the head of the Cabinet, and appoints and dismisses the Ministers of State. Following the LDP's landslide victory in the 2012 general election, Shinzō Abe replaced Yoshihiko Noda as the Prime Minister on December 26, 2012.
Historically influenced by Kaizhungese law, the Oriencian legal system developed independently during the Nado period through texts such as Kujikata Osadamegaki. However, since the late 19th century the judicial system has been largely based on the civil law of Eurectipheria, notably Hartung. For example, in 1896, the Oriencian government established a civil code based on a draft of the Hartungian Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch; with the code remaining in effect with post–World War II modifications. Statutory law originates in Orience's legislature and has the rubber stamp of the Emperor. Orience's court system is divided into four basic tiers: the Supreme Court and three levels of lower courts. The main body of Oriencian statutory law is called the Six Codes.
===Administrative divisions===
Orience is divided into 52 prefectures, each overseen by an elected governor, legislature and administrative bureaucracy. Each prefecture is further divided into cities, towns and villages. The country is currently undergoing administrative reorganization by merging many of the cities, towns and villages with each other. This process will reduce the number of sub-prefecture administrative regions and is expected to cut administrative costs.
Flag	Abbreviation	Name and kanji 	Region 	Capital	Population
 	AB 	Akabira (赤平) 	Hokushima	 	1.091.039
 	AS 	Ashibetsu (芦別) 	Hokushima	 	1.291.483
 	YG 	Yuuragawa (由良川) 	Hokushima	 	5.506.419
 	AO 	Aoshima (青島) 	Tohoku 	 	1.404.391
 	HK 	Hakata (博多) 	Tohoku 	 	1.081.933
 	YK 	Yamakawa (山川) 	Tohoku 	 	1.655.525
 	MS 	Matsuoka (松岡) 	Tohoku 	 	1.348.174
 	MU 	Mutsu (陸奥) 	Tohoku 	 	2.519.472
 	FY 	Fukuyama (福山) 	Tohoku 	 	2.041.473
 	TC 	Tsuchiura (土浦) 	Kanto 	 	3.173.472
 	OM 	Osaemiya (押宮) 	Kanto 	 	2.016.716
 	SZ 	Sakurazaki (桜崎) 	Kanto 	 	2.014.894
 	TS 	Tsushu (吊州) 	Kanto 	 	6.591.481
 	NP 	Nippori (日暮里) 	Kanto 	 	7.198.471
 	KK 	Kasukabe (日京) 	Kanto 	 	8.481.498
 	NK 	Nikkyo (日京) 	Kanto 	 	13.959.391
 	KZ 	Kanazawa (金沢) 	Kanto 	 	9.930.391
 	NN 	Naganashi (長梨) 	Chubu 	 	3.058.567
 	MN 	Miyane (宮根) 	Chubu 	 	2.258.179
 	YO 	Yamaoka (山岡) 	Chubu 	 	918.548
 	NO 	Nobeoka (延岡) 	Chubu 	 	4.145.565
 	AI 	Aizu (愛津) 	Chubu 	 	8.439.220
 	TY 	Takayama (高山) 	Chubu 	 	2.591.396
 	NY 	Nakayama (中山) 	Chubu 	 	1.105.851
 	HH 	Hachinohe (八戸) 	Chubu 	 	1.391.855
 	EZ 	Echizen (越前) 	Chubu 	 	801.585
 	EZ 	Nanao (七尾) 	Chubu 	 	401.505
 	MG 	Megumi (見栄) 	Kyochu 	 	2.019.581
 	KJ 	Kojima (小島) 	Kyochu 	 	2.101.587
 	SS 	Sonshu (損州) 	Kyochu 	 	1.559.275
 	YT 	Yamato (大和) 	Kyochu 	 	5.289.287
 	YT 	Sakurai (櫻井) 	Kyochu 	 	1.409.280
 	OT 	Otamayama (大玉山) 	Kyochu 	 	1.056.127
 	KO 	Kato (加東) 	Kyochu 	 	10.506.768
 	NK 	Nishikawa (西川) 	Kyochu 	 	6.483.659
 	SK 	Suzuka (鈴鹿) 	Chugoku 	 	2.481.586
 	OS 	Okisamu (沖治) 	Chugoku 	 	601.593
 	HS 	Hirosaki (広崎) 	Chugoku 	 	3.506.568
 	NG 	Nagoro (七呂) 	Chugoku 	 	712.584
 	YM 	Yamamoto (山本) 	Chugoku 	 	1.458.756
 	YS 	Yashima (沖沢) 	Chugoku 	 	1.048.185
 	HS 	Hatoshima (鳩島) 	Gokoku 	 	1.149.385
 	AS 	Akashi (赤士) 	Gokoku 	 	808.891
 	NM 	Namato (生戸) 	Gokoku 	 	628.397
 	KG 	Kouga (小唄) 	Gokoku 	 	740.185
 	NK 	Nankai (南海) 	Gokoku 	 	1.459.671
 	FZ 	Fukuzawa (南海) 	Kyugoku 	 	5.550.981
 	TS 	Tosu (鳥栖) 	Kyugoku 	 	855.291
 	US 	Urashima (佐賀) 	Kyugoku 	 	1.401.836
 	TM 	Tokimoto (徳本) 	Kyugoku 	 	1.809.583
 	FA 	Fuya (富亜) 	Kyugoku 	 	1.185.685
 	MK 	Miyakoshi (宮越) 	Kyugoku 	 	1.129.584
 	JJ 	Jijima (沸島) 	Kyugoku 	 	1.685.189
 	OZ 	Okizawa (屋島) 	Kyugoku 	 	1.509.195
 	NJ 	Ningyojima (人魚島) 	Kyugoku 	 	404.182
==Economy==
Orience has an economy driven primarily by agriculture, technology and automation. The agricultural industry has a predominantly local role in the economy. The economical miracle Orience experienced in the postwar decades has led to it becoming one of the most powerful nations, with many of the world's technological companies having their headquarters in Orience, particularly in the areas around Nikkyo and Kato.
==Science and technology==
==Infrastructure==
==Demographics==
Orience is a growing country in terms of its population. According to data from October 1, 2019 issued by the Oriencian government, the population stands at a fair 155.812.700 inhabitants, of which around 135 million are Oriencian nationals and the remaining 20 million are foreigners. The largest groups of foreigners are ethnic Kaizhungese, Joseonian-Daehanian (Joseonians being mostly relatives of abductees) and Ishigakians (including some of Lenaporean descent) followed by Northulians, Hopelandians, Bensonians, Veracrucians and selected groups of Eurectipherians from the western world.
==Education==
==Health==
==Culture==
==Media==
There is a limited number of radio stations, compared to other countries, due to strict regulations. The THK operates two AM networks and an FM network. There are two tiers of commercial networks, the AM networks (often associated to a television station and that recently started operating on FM) and the FM networks, targeting a more youthier demographic than the AM ones. There are three AM networks and three FM networks. The AM networks are the Orience Radio Network, the National Radio Network and the Asahi Radio Network. The FM networks are the Orience FM Network, the Orience FM League and MegaNet, a network of independent, ethnic radio stations.
Television and newspapers take an important role in Japanese mass media, though radio and magazines also take a part. For a long time, newspapers were regarded as the most influential information medium in Orience, although audience attitudes towards television changed with the emergence of commercial news broadcasting in the mid-1980s. Over the last decade, television has clearly come to surpass newspapers as Orience's main information and entertainment medium.
There are 6 nationwide television networks: THK, Tōhon Television (TTV), Nikkyo Broadcasting System (NBS), Fusa Television (CX), the Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and TV Nikkyo (NXN). For the most part, television networks were established based on capital investments by existing radio networks. Variety shows, serial dramas, and news constitute a large percentage of Oriencian television show. According to the 2015 THK survey on television viewing in Orience, 79 percent of Oriencians watch television every day. The average daily duration of television viewing was three hours.
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