Department of Media and Communication

Presentation Lecturer: Sok Chanthou

Group: 5

Japan, Country in My Dream

1, Chem David2, Heng HuyHuang3, Lo Lida

General Information Educational System Health Care System Healthy Food Transportation Festival Tourism

Content

Meaning of Japan Japan, in Chinese, is “日本”日= Sun本= Origin Japan means Sun-Origin, which is

referred to the “Land of the Rising”

General Information

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. It locates in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the

east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south.

Location

Map

• Japan has 6582 islands=377,900km2

• The 4 largest islands, Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku.

• Tokyo is the capital city of Japan.

Japan has the world’s tenth-largest population, with over 127 million people.

Life expectancy: Male 80.57 years, Female 87.43 years

Average salary: 250,000yen/month Languages: Japanese

People and Language

Unitary parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy

Prime minister is Yoshihiko Noda Emperor: Akihito Empress: Michiko

Politics

Weather

The average yearly temperatures:

16.3-23.1°CSpring Summer

Autumn Winter

Most Japanese consider themselves Buddhist, Shintoism, or both.

Small among of Japanese believe in Christianity, Islam, Hinduism.

Religion

Educational System

History of education in Japan

• Formal education in Japan began with the adoption of Chinese culture in the 6th century.

• Scholars officials were chosen through an imperial examination system.

The school year in Japan begins in April and classes are held from Monday to either Friday or Saturday, depending on the school.

The school year consists of two or three terms, which are separated by short holidays in spring and winter, and a six week long summer break.

School year

Health Care System

The Jikei University Hospital

• The Health Care system in Japan provides healthcare services, including screening examinations, prenatal care and infectious disease control.

The patients accepting responsibility for 30%of the costs while the government pays the remaining 70%.

Payment for personal medical services is offered through a Universal Health Care insurance system that provides relative equality of access, with the fees set by government committee.

Some Ingredients of healthy Japanese cooking

Healthy Food

Tofu - curd madefrom soya beans

Shiitake-mushrooms

Prawn - shellfish

Soba noodles -buckwheat flour

Wakame - seaweed

Major cities and towns provide some kind of public Railways◦Train◦Airplane◦Bus◦Ship◦Car

Transportation

Festivals

Lantern floating festival

Coming-of-age festival

Snow festival

Tourism site

Mount Fuji Himeji Castle

Ginza, Tokyo

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