![]() Although heavily influenced by classical Chinese culture at first, Japan would go on its own path to create a highly original culture of its own. Japanese antiquity is somewhat murky at best, with the first written mention of Japan coming from China circa 50AD, and no one is sure when a centralised government first established itself on the islands. ![]() It is also a mountainous land of great geological violence, prone to devastating earthquakes and volcanic activity. It is also one of the most densely populated countries in the world, home to over 126 million with an estimated 337 people per square kilometre. Although geographically fairly small, the Japanese archipelago is home to one of Asia’s most sophisticated and proud civilisations, and has influenced recent world history, trade and culture to a previously unthinkable extent.
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