Japan’s density Japan has a population of about 127.3 people. In the last 50 years Japan’s population grew about 30 million . There are approximately 336 people living per kilometer square. The most dense city in Japan is Tokyo, Tokyo has a population of about 9 124 000. Tokyo’s population of about 7 percent of Japan’s whole population. Even though Japan’s population is shrinking, Tokyo’s population is growing. The second next most dense place in Japan is Yokohama with a population of 3.689 million people. Yokohama is just south of Tokyo. Tokyo and Yokohama play a big part in Japan’s population. 25 percent of Japan’s population is people aged over 65 years old.That is why Japan is slowly starting to shrink …show more content…
A common disease that Japan has and not Canada is the Japanese encephalitis is a disease that is given by a mosquito bite. Symptoms may take up to 15 days to fully develop. The symptoms from this disease is fevers, headaches, vomiting, confusion, and difficulty moving. Symptoms that develop later is swelling around the brain. If you get this disease it can be very dangerous. A small amount of people get this disease. For healthcare all citizens are taxed about 30 percent. If you are not a citizen then you can not get “free health care” unless you have lived there for more than a year. Japan’s medical treatment is very good as statistics show Japanese citizens are expected to live the longest out of all the other citizens that are born in other countries.
Invasive species An invasive species in Japan is the Fallopia Japonica also known as the Japanese Knotweed. This root is so strong it can can damage concrete foundations, buildings, roads, paving, retaining walls and architectural sites. This root will spread very quickly. It can also survive floods. This invasive species is usually found near water sources. This root can grow up to 10 feet. Natural disasters Natural disasters that happen in Japan are tsunamis, typhoons earthquakes, and Droughts.
The most recent natural disaster was a