Japan

Japan. Written by Cameron Carroll.

《日本》，作者：卡梅伦·卡罗尔

Where is it? Japan is made up of a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean. It is just off the east coast of Asia. Japan has four main islands and thousands of smaller islands. The entire country is smaller than the state of California.

它在哪里呢？ 日本是由太平洋上的一群岛屿组成的国家。 它紧邻亚洲大陆的东海岸， 有四个主要岛屿和数千个小岛。 整个日本的面积比美国的加利福尼亚州还要小。

Tokyo is the capital city of Japan. It is on the largest island called Honshu. Tokyo has many tall skyscrapers. More than 32 million people live there.

东京是日本的首都， 坐落在日本最大的岛屿本州岛上。 东京有很多高耸的摩天大楼， 有超过3200万人居住在那里。

People. More than 127 million people live in Japan. The country's main language is Japanese. More people live in cities and towns than in the country. City life in Japan is very busy. Most cities have little space, and people are crowded together.

人文： 日本有超过1.27亿人口， 国家的通用语言是日语。 住在城市和小镇的人口比住在乡村的要多。 日本的城市生活非常忙碌， 大多数城市空间很小，人们住得很拥挤。

Most people in Japan eat rice. Japan grows much of the rice it uses. The Japanese also catch many fish and sell them across the world.

大多数日本人都吃米饭。 日本人吃的大米大部分都是本国种植的。 日本人也捕捞很多鱼，销往世界各地。

Land. Most of Japan is covered with mountains. The country has more than 70 volcanoes. The most famous one is Mount Fuji. It has not erupted in many years. Earthquakes are also common.

地理： 日本大部分地区都是山地， 全国有70多座火山。 其中最有名的是富士山， 它已经很多年没有喷发过了。 地震在日本也很常见。