INCREASE IN POPULATION AND ITS GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: A CASE STUDY OF JAPAN

Geography

Japan island country lying off the east coast of Asia. It consists of a great string of islands in a northeast – southwest are that stretches for approxirnately 2400 km through the western north Pacific Ocean. Nearly the entire land area is taken up by the country’s four main islands, from north to south these are Hokkaido, Honshu, shikoku, and Kyushu. Honshu, is the Largest of the four, followed in size by Hokkaido, Kyushu, and shikoku. The national capital Tokyo in east central Honshu is on of the world’s most populous cities. It is the fourth largest island country in the world and the largest country island country in East Asia. The country has the 6th longest coastline at 29,751 km and the 8th largest exclusive economic zone of 4,470,000 km2 in the world. The terrain is mostly rugged and mountainous with 66%. Forest. The population is clustered in urban area along the coast, plain and valleys.

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