I made this slideshow as my presentation in the class. It contents general information of Japan, such as location, weather, education system, politics, lifestyle, food and drink so on and so forth.
2. General Information
Educational System
Health Care System
Healthy Food
Transportation
Festival
Tourism
3. 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”
4. 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.
5. • Japan has 6582
islands=377,900km2
• The 4 largest islands,
Honshu, Hokkaido,
Kyushu and Shikoku.
• Tokyo is the capital city
of Japan.
6. 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
7. Unitary parliamentary democracy and
constitutional monarchy
Prime minister is Yoshihiko Noda
Emperor: Akihito
Empress: Michiko
9. Most Japanese consider themselves Buddhist,
Shintoism, or both.
Small among of Japanese believe in
Christianity, Islam, Hinduism.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. The Jikei University Hospital
• The Health Care system in
Japan provides healthcare
services, including
screening examinations,
prenatal care and infectious
disease control.
13. 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.
14. Some Ingredients of healthy Japanese cooking
Tofu - curd made
from soya beans
Shiitake-mushrooms Prawn - shellfish
Soba noodles -
buckwheat flour
Wakame - seaweed
15. Major cities and towns provide
some kind of public Railways
◦ Train
◦ Airplane
◦ Bus
◦ Ship
◦ Car
