Hello, I am Yoshi from NILS Japanese language school. I would like to talk about the population of Japan today.
The total population of Japan was about 127 million as of 2008, which puts it in the tenth place in the world after China, India, the United States, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria and Russia. Approximately 70% of the population is concentrated in the coastal areas along the Pacific Ocean between Tokyo and nothern Kyushu, because of the mild climate. The population in large cities and their metropolitan areas has grown since the 60’s and over 43% of the national population lives in the urban Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya areas. Compared to the Unites States, Japan has about a half of its population in an area which is only one twenty-fifth of its size.

May 16th News from NILS Japanese language school.