JAPANJapan is situated in northeastern Asia between the North Pacific and the Sea of Japan. The area of Japan is 377,873 square kilometers, nearly equivalent to Germany and Switzerland combined or slightly smaller than California. Japan consists of four major islands, surrounded by more than 4,000 smaller islands. |
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Sho, or calligraphy, is one of the unique arts of the East. In it, beauty is sought through the shape and position of the characters drawn, the gradation of the ink, and the force of the brushstrokes. |
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