TOTAL AREA: 377,915 sq km
LAND AREA: 364,485 sq km
WATER AREA: 13,430 sq km
CLIMATE DESCRIPTION: varies from tropical in south to cool temperate in north
TERRAIN DESCRIPTION: mostly rugged and mountainous
ARABLE LAND USE: 11.26%
PERMANENT CROP LAND USE: 0.81%
IRRIGATED LAND: 25,000 sq km
TOTAL RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES: 430 cu km
TOTAL FRESHWATER WITHDRAWL: 90.04 cu km/yr
PER PERSON FRESHWATER WITHDRAWAL: 714.3 cu m/yr
NATURAL HAZARDS DESCRIPTION: many dormant and some active volcanoes; about 1,500 seismic occurrences (mostly tremors but occasional severe earthquakes) every year; tsunamis; typhoons
ENVIROMENTAL CURRENT ISSUES: air pollution from power plant emissions results in acid rain; acidification of lakes and reservoirs degrading water quality and threatening aquatic life; Japan is one of the largest consumers of fish and tropical timber, contributing to the depletion of these resources in Asia and elsewhere
TOTAL LABOR FORCE: 65.55 million
% OF LABOR FORCE IN AGRICULTURE: 3.9%
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS: rice, sugar beets, vegetables, fruit; pork, poultry, dairy products, eggs; fish
LAND AREA: 364,485 sq km
WATER AREA: 13,430 sq km
CLIMATE DESCRIPTION: varies from tropical in south to cool temperate in north
TERRAIN DESCRIPTION: mostly rugged and mountainous
ARABLE LAND USE: 11.26%
PERMANENT CROP LAND USE: 0.81%
IRRIGATED LAND: 25,000 sq km
TOTAL RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES: 430 cu km
TOTAL FRESHWATER WITHDRAWL: 90.04 cu km/yr
PER PERSON FRESHWATER WITHDRAWAL: 714.3 cu m/yr
NATURAL HAZARDS DESCRIPTION: many dormant and some active volcanoes; about 1,500 seismic occurrences (mostly tremors but occasional severe earthquakes) every year; tsunamis; typhoons
ENVIROMENTAL CURRENT ISSUES: air pollution from power plant emissions results in acid rain; acidification of lakes and reservoirs degrading water quality and threatening aquatic life; Japan is one of the largest consumers of fish and tropical timber, contributing to the depletion of these resources in Asia and elsewhere
TOTAL LABOR FORCE: 65.55 million
% OF LABOR FORCE IN AGRICULTURE: 3.9%
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS: rice, sugar beets, vegetables, fruit; pork, poultry, dairy products, eggs; fish