Found inside – Page 422.2 Tokyo, Japan 2.2.1 Background As of 2014, the greater Tokyo area was ranked as the most populous ... is the most densely populated prefecture in Japan. Found inside – Page iiThis book presents an updated view of the Philippines, focusing on thematic issues rather than a description region by region. Found inside – Page 10While the Japanese creation myths , it seems , were centred on Kyūshū , political power shifted eastward to Yamato and the ... Socially this is the most acceptable solution and the one probably preferred by most young Okinawans . ... set aside for U . S . military use and the mountainous and sparsely populated Kunigami area to the north , the population density for ... 000 have emigrated to South America , Hawaii and the Philippines . far greater than for any other prefecture in Japan . Found inside – Page 24A few places of less than 5,000 were also included Rural : villages Urban : incorporated municipalities , most of which contained a population cluster of at least 30,000 inhabitants Japan 1947 46 prefectures 214 incorporated municipalities ... Found inside – Page 15General Population Trends The population of Japan remained stable , at around 30 million , throughout the Edo era ( 1603-1868 ) . ... down the scale , there are two prefectures with populations between 4 and 5 million , one with between 3 and 4 million , seven with between 2 ... had reached a level of 318 persons per sq . km . Japan is now among the most densely populated countries of the world . Most ... Found inside – Page 404The Japanese distribution system is as efficient as its USA counterpart, ... prefectures in Japan, Tokyo (the most densely populated prefecture) and ... Found inside – Page 269area . area though the highland area has small nodes of population similar to lowland densities , comparability is not reflected in similar harvest figures . ... The next most important departure from the Prefectural average is in cultivated land . Found inside – Page 1382 % of Japan ' s area , has only 5 % of its population ; but although it is sparsely populated it is still , in terms of population , the country ' s fifth largest prefecture . The chief town of the island and the prefecture is Sapporo ( see separate entry ) , on the W side of the island . ... The most attractive excursion from Hiroshima is to the island of Miyajima ( see separate entry ) , to the S . On Hokkaido are the ... Found insideShows how Japanese anxiety about overpopulation was used to justify expansion, blurring lines between migration and settler colonialism. This title is also available as Open Access. Found inside – Page 336Diffusion Percentage Total Population Prefecture population supplied ( A ) ( B ) ( unit 1,000 ) Hokkaido 4,773 900 Aomori ... work undertaken between the period of 1943 to 1949 , and in 1945 , most cities suffered heavy damage from air raids . It is possible, therefore, to illuminate the general experience by scrutinizing a section of the whole. The section selected here is Akita, a prefecture of northern Japan whose forests are among the nation’s most famous. Found inside – Page 126le f Kochi Capital : Kochi City Population : 825 , 995 Cities : 9 With 1 church : 2 Towns / Villages : 44 With no churches : 32 With 20 , 000 pop . ... the least populated prefecture in Shikoku and has the fourth lowest population density in Kochi , the largest prefecture in the the nation . Tosa Bay ... It enjoys an average of only 70 sunny mountains take up most of its land leaving days a year , and also receives ... Found inside – Page 66... Okinawa is a “ prefecture ” of Japan , whose possession it became in the 17th century ; factually speaking , it is a colony of the USA . It is a small island about the size of Los Angeles County , and one of the most densely - populated areas in ... Found inside – Page 886SECTION VI KYUSHU Kyushu, the southwesternmost of the four main Japanese islands, lies just SW of Honshu, ... cent of Japanese territory, with a population of 12,370,000 in 1965, the second most densely populated of the Japanese main islands. ... History says that the first Emperor Jirnmu commenced his eastward expedition by sea from the province of Hyuga (the present Miyazaki Prefecture) and ... Found inside – Page 13PREFECTURES AND CITIES The census of October 1 , 1970 has revealed that the most populated prefecture in Japan is Tokyo with 11.4 million inhabitants , followed by Osaka , Kanagawa , Aichi , Hokkaido , Hyogo and Fukuoka , each of ... Found inside – Page 444The Nenetsk autonomous okrug includes 147,000km2 and a population of 49,000 persons . Winter lasts from 200 to 260 days here , and most people live in small villages of 40 to 1200 persons , tied together by aviation and , 115 of which are in rural ... On October 1 , 1980 ( Wednesday ) , at Ohbu city in Aichi Prefecture in Japan , a large warehouse facility storing a great quality of chemical materials ... Found inside – Page 121The Kanto Plain is one of the most urbanized regions of Japan. This is Japan's most heavily populated region and is the political, economic, and cultural ... The World's Greatest Cities: The History of Tokyo chronicles the history of Japan's most famous city. Found inside – Page 45Japan's Hokkaido , the most sparsely populated Prefecture in Japan , has a similar population density as Hawaii , one of the most densely populated states ... Found inside – Page 150Among the many tourist attractions which the city offers is Kairakuen , one of the three most beautiful parks in Japan . ... At the northeastern sector of the sprawling Great Kanto Plain lies Ibaraki , a 2.15 - million - populated prefecture where a ... Found inside – Page 164In the epicentral area stretching from Shizuoka Prefecture in the south to Chiba Prefecture in the north , a number of ... many buildings both public and private , it was the ensuing firestorm which caused the most widespread destruction in both ... Found inside – Page 10It had a population density of 927 persons per square kilometer , which placed it third among the most densely populated prefectures of Japan . Found inside – Page 8Japan's Population Stands at gage in such activities as helping private Over ... ( Most of Mini motor bikes , supplied by Honda 000 , an increase of about ... Found inside – Page 21Note : Prefectures are listed in order of the DPJ - Liberal share of the proportional - representation vote in 1998. ... According to exit polls , more than 60 % of the Kōmeito supporters in most of the prefectural districts cast ballots for an LDP candidate . ... We can see that the party's large vote shares in the more populous urban prefectures in 1998 were eroded in 2001 by the Koizumi effect , but this year the ... Found inside – Page 96East Senior High School is located in one of Japan's most populated prefectures. However, because it is in a suburban area, the students enjoy spacious ... Found inside – Page 82... the capital city of Aichi Prefecture and, as a major port, the third-largest city and the center of the third most populated area of Japan, ... Found inside – Page 6Fukuoka, with its 4.3 million inhabitants, is one of the most densely populated prefectures in Japan. This population is not evenly distributed, however. Found inside – Page 62Characteristics of the three most severely-affected prefectures 2000 2010 Three prefectures1 Japan Three prefectures1 Japan Population (in millions) 5.9 ... Found inside – Page 756This rather even population spread is one beneficial dividend of Germany ' s traditional regionalism , a factor that has militated against the ... From this passage , we would speculate that most of West Germany ' s rural areas are in the hinterlands of these ten metropolitan ... Japan probably has the more common pattern - in none of its rural prefectures do we find much growth in districts ( gun ) other than ... Found inside – Page 25The distribution of the Korean population in Japan reveals a number of interesting relationships to the movement between the two countries . Tables 3 and 4 show that the Japanese prefectures most densely populated by Koreans ( those ... Found inside – Page 7Sixiy - three per cent of the population of Japan proper still consists of village dwellers . There are only twenty - one cities with a ... are nearly 600,000 Japanese abroad . Of this total , the number of 110,000 in Hawaii is the most remarkable . Found inside... from outside of Japan, makes the city, Beppu, one of the most densely populated areas of foreign residents in Japan. Kyushu prefecture, as a whole, ... In this collection an interdisciplinary group of international scholars seek to understand and explain the process and characteristics shaping the modern Japanese city. Found inside – Page 186Settlement patterns differ significantly among the 47 prefectures. The most densely populated prefectures contain 44% of the national population on less ... Found inside – Page 163Most of the prefecture is more than 2,600 ft (790 m) in elevation, and 15 peaks, mostly volcanic, rise to more than 9,800 ft. ... The Buddhist ZenkC Shrine, Nagano, Japan Photos Pack— EB Inc Most of the population occupies small mountain ... But is Tokyo the absolute best city in the world? This book puts an end to that debate. [Hint: "look inside" on desktop version of this page]. Found inside – Page 9With a density of 3,429 persons per squaro kilometer , it was the most densely populated area in Japan . From 1920 until 1944 the population advanced at an ... Found inside – Page 131Amongst all 47 prefectures of Japan, the Aichi prefecture had been ranked ... is the capital of Aichi prefecture and the fourth most populated in Japan. The story of Korean education over the past 50 years is one of remarkable growth and achievement. Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. This book evaluates the actions taken during and after the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear accident, for which the Japanese government and people were not prepared. Found inside – Page 10The population density was 623 persons per square kilometer which placed it fifth among the most densely populated prefectures in Japan . This finding is explored in this volume about the children of atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima and Nagasakiâ€"the population that can provide the greatest insight into this critical issue. Found inside – Page 24CHAPTER 6 PREFECTURES AND CITIES According to the population estimates of Oct. 1 , 1992 , some of the most heavily populated prefectures are : Tokyo with 11.87 million ; Osaka with 8.74 million ; Kanagawa with 8.1 million ; Aichi with ... In this collection an interdisciplinary group of international scholars seek to understand and explain the process and characteristics shaping the modern Japanese city. Found inside – Page 287Gifu Prefecture where large chain stores are few . ... A new delivery center was built in Chiba Prefecture . ... supermarket chain because it had good tactics : from the 1970s , it moved into and took advantage of the densely populated Tokyo suburbs . ... At the beginning of the 1990s , most home centers showed a location pattern that concentrated stores within a prefecture around their headquarters and ... The volume is enhanced by maps and illustrations, along with a detailed chronology of more than 2,000 years of Japanese history and a comprehensive bibliography. Found inside – Page 20consisting of 1,022 persons ( 737 Nisei , 285 Issei ) was selected from a directory of Japanese Americans ( 7 ) . ... women is important because large numbers of Issei men are now too old to work and it is the Issei women who work and bring home the most money . ... The Issei in the sample , as in the total Japanese American population ( 34 ) , came mainly from the prefectures in southwest Japan — a ... 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