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: 11.64%
Permanent Crop and Land Use: 0.9%
Irrigated Land: 25,160 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 430 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 88.43 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 690 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
Environmental 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: 65.27 million
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 3.9%
Agricultural Products Description: 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: 11.64%
Permanent Crop and Land Use: 0.9%
Irrigated Land: 25,160 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 430 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 88.43 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 690 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
Environmental 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: 65.27 million
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 3.9%
Agricultural Products Description: rice, sugar beets, vegetables, fruit; pork, poultry, dairy products, eggs; fish