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the world. It is located where several
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it experiences frequent earthquakes.
Scientists estimate there are more than
1,000 earthquakes each year. Fortunately
for this island nation, most of the quakes
do not cause much destruction. However,
Japan has experienced three devastating
earthquakes. One in 1923 killed more
than 100,000 people. Another earthquake
in 1995 killed about 6,000 people, and
one more recently in 2011 killed about
16,000 people.
We call Japan an archipelago, which
means a group of many islands. Actually,
Japan consists of several thousand
islands. There are four main islands, and
Honshu is the largest. Japan is about
the size of the state of California, and
its capital is Tokyo. Around 127 million
people call this country home. It is a
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religion, of which he became a
follower.
Shotoku took power from his
aunt, Empress Suiko, when he came
of age at 20. As leader, Shotoku
encouraged contact between Japan
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Korea. He brought teachers
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oldest wooden Buddhist temple still standing in Japan. He
also valued the Japanese religion of Shinto. He told the
people that both religions could be practiced together.
As leader, Shotoku created a strong united
government. Using the Chinese government as his model,
he established a constitution of how government should
run. Shotoku also valued the ideas of Confucius and used
Confucianism during his rule. He stressed the importance
of high ethical standards in government and wrote,
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good.” With his strong Buddhist faith, Shotoku stressed
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natural resources. Yet, Japan became a world leader
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all of Japan must cooperate. What does cooperation
mean to you? Can you think of something that involves
cooperation in your school or in your community? What
about in the United States?
Origami is a paper folding
art with a long history. The art
dates back to the 7th century.
Using just a sheet of paper
and no scissors or glue, you can
create animals and plants from
folding paper. The Japanese
word origami comes from “oru,”
which means to fold and
“kami,” the word for
paper. A very popular
origami is the paper crane. You
may know the story of Sadako
and the 1,000 paper cranes. A
young girl, sick with what they
called the atomic bomb disease,
heard about a legend that if she made
1,000 paper cranes, her wish to be cured would be granted.
Read “Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes.” (Your school
library probably has a copy.) The directions for making a paper
crane are at the back of the book. Try making your own paper
crane using the directions in the book or the ones at http://www.
origami-resource-center.com/paper-crane.html.
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On which island is the capital city of Tokyo?
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On which island is the city of Sapporo?
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Which sea lies south of the island of Shikoku?
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Which city is closest to Tokyo—Sapporo or Osaka?
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On which island is the city of Nagasaki?
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