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The company has brick and mortar locations in the United States, Hong Kong, including a flagship store in the city's Landmark Mall complex, Japan, South Korea and a pop-up store in Bangkok, Thailand. Partnerships and collaborations. To create cases, Casetify works with galleries, museums and artists.
t. e. The first human inhabitants of the Japanese archipelago have been traced to the Paleolithic, around 38–39,000 years ago. [1] The Jōmon period, named after its cord-marked pottery, was followed by the Yayoi period in the first millennium BC when new inventions were introduced from Asia.
On 6 and 9 August 1945, the United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The bombings killed between 129,000 and 226,000 people, most of whom were civilians, and remain the only use of nuclear weapons in an armed conflict.
Japan is divided into 47 prefectures ( 都道府県, todōfuken, [todoːɸɯ̥ꜜkeɴ] ⓘ ), which rank immediately below the national government and form the country's first level of jurisdiction and administrative division. They include 43 prefectures proper ( 県, ken ), two urban prefectures ( 府, fu: Osaka and Kyoto ), one regional ...
Today, the culture of Japan stands as one of the most influential cultures around the world, mainly because of the global reach of its popular culture. [11] [12] [13] [14] In 2023, U.S. News & World Report ranked Japan's cultural influence as the highest in Asia and 4th worldwide.
Himeji Castle is the largest castle in Japan. It serves as an excellent example of prototypical Japanese castle architecture, containing many of the defensive and architectural features associated with Japanese castles.
Capital of Japan. The capital of Japan is Tokyo. [1] [2] [3] Throughout history, the national capital has been in locations other than Tokyo. Oldest capital of Japan is Nara.
The Government runs under the framework established by the Constitution of Japan, adopted in 1947. It is a unitary state, containing forty-seven administrative divisions, with the Emperor as its Head of State. [1] His role is ceremonial and he has no powers related to the Government. [2]
The castles in Top 100 Japanese Castles or 100 Fine Castles of Japan (日本百名城, Nihon Hyaku-Meijō) were chosen based on their significance in culture, history, and in their regions by the Japanese Castle Association (日本城郭協会, Nihon Jōkaku Kyōkai) in 2006. [1]
The Constitution of Japan (Shinjitai: 日本国憲法, Kyūjitai: 日本國憲󠄁法, Hepburn: Nihon-koku kenpō) is the constitution of Japan and the supreme law in the state. It was written primarily by American civilian officials working under the Allied occupation of Japan after World War II.