Current Developments and the Problems of Culture and Special Education in Japan

Japan is an island country stretching along the northeast coast of the Asian continent. It consists of four main islands: Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu from north to south with an additional 6,900 smaller islands. The total land area is 377,719 square kilometers, or 0.3% of the total land mass of the world. Japan is divided into 47 administrative regions; 43 prefectures and four special divisions.