 Japan: Facts and
Figures Local Name: Nippon. Total
Area: 145,711 sq mi. Population: 127,433,494.
Capital: Tokyo. Form of Government:
constitutional monarchy. |
 Shigenobu Okuma
was a powerful voice in the movement that led to
the overthrow of the Tokugawa Shogunate in 1868.
He subsequently served Japan as Finance
Secretary, Foreign Minister (twice), and as Prime
Minister (twice). |
General and Old World History.--Asia.
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