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Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland, it is bordered to the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. The Japanese archipelago consists of four major islands alongside 14,121 smaller islands, covering 377,975 square kilometers (145,937 sq mi). Divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions, about 75% of the country's terrain is mountainous and heavily forested, concentrating its agriculture and highly urbanized population along its eastern coastal plains. With a population of over 123 million as of 2025, it is the 11th most populous country. The country's capital and largest city is Tokyo.
The first known habitation of the archipelago dates to the Upper Paleolithic, with the beginning of the Japanese Paleolithic dating to c. 36,000 BC. Between the 4th and 6th centuries, its kingdoms were united under an emperor in Nara and later Heian-kyō. From the 12th century, actual power was held by military dictators known as shōgun and feudal lords called daimyō, enforced by warrior nobility named samurai. After rule by the Kamakura and Ashikaga shogunates and a century of warring states, Japan was unified in 1600 by the Tokugawa shogunate, which implemented an isolationist foreign policy. In 1853, an American fleet forced Japan to open trade to the West, which led to the end of the shogunate and the restoration of imperial power in 1868.
In the Meiji period, Japan pursued rapid industrialization and modernization, as well as militarism and overseas colonization. The country invaded China in 1937 and attacked the United States and European colonial powers in 1941, thus entering World War II as an Axis power. After being defeated in the Pacific War and suffering the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan surrendered in 1945 and came under Allied occupation. Afterwards, the country underwent rapid economic growth and became one of the five earliest major non-NATO allies of the U.S. Since the collapse of the Japanese asset price bubble in the early 1990s, it has experienced a prolonged period of economic stagnation referred to as the Lost Decades.
Japan is a constitutional monarchy with a bicameral legislature known as the National Diet. It is a great power and the only Asian member of the G7, and has constitutionally renounced its right to declare war but maintains one of the world's strongest militaries. A developed country with one of the world's largest economies by nominal GDP, it is a global leader in the automotive, electronics, and robotics industries, in addition to making significant contributions to science and technology. It is consistently ranked within the top three countries on lists of highest life expectancies, but is undergoing a severe population decline and has the highest proportion of elderly citizens of any country in the world. The culture of Japan is globally well known, especially its popular culture, which includes art, cuisine, films, music, animation, comics, and video games.
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Yoga and MeditationOSB Cam, Yoga, Meditation, Breath, Posture, Bell, Japan |
Jun 2009 4 of 4 New Camaldoli Hermitage |
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Essential Features of the Holy Spirit / Birth of "Pneuma" in HumansSerial: NC-00019 Session 1 & 2 of "New Life in the Holy Spirit" Talk 1: Essential Features of the Holy Spirit: Breath, Light, Responsive Love Talk 2: irth of... OSB Cam, Breath, Japan, Enlightenment, Renewal |
1995 1 of 2 New Camaldoli Hermitage |
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Contemplative PrayerSerial: NC-00879 Contemplative Prayer Class OSB Cam, Breath, Oneness, Japan |
Jun 08 1994 New Camaldoli Hermitage |
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Contemplative PrayerSerial: NC-00880 Contemplative Prayer Class OSB Cam, Breath, Oneness, Japan |
Jun 08 1994 4 of 11 New Camaldoli Hermitage |
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Monastic HistorySerial: NC-00342 Monastic History Class, Spanish Monasticism OSB Cam, Fasting, Lineage, War, Japan, Bell |
Feb 17 1994 20 of 34 New Camaldoli Hermitage |
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Monastic HistorySerial: NC-00334 Monastic History Class OSB Cam, Japan, Enemies, Money |
Jan 19 1994 11 of 34 New Camaldoli Hermitage |
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Contemplation and Inner ExperienceSerial: NC-00711 Class on contemplative prayer using Thomas Merton's The Inner Experience. Class IV Contemplative Prayer Set 1 of 2 OSB Cam, Breath, Oneness, Japan |
1994 4 of 10 New Camaldoli Hermitage |
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Monastic Spirituality for the Christian in the WorldSerial: NC-00081A Monastic Spirituality for the Christian in the World Archival Photo OSB Cam, Repentance, Compassion, Japan, Fasting, Vow |
1993 3 of 6 New Camaldoli Hermitage |
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John's Gospel: Unveiling Jesus' MysteriesSerial: NC-00471 Saint John OSB Cam, Ego, Money, Enlightenment, Japan |
Mar 11 1986 |
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Gospel of John and the Christian Wisdom TraditionSerial: NC-00558 Retreat on the Gospel of John OSB Cam, Oneness, Breath, Intimacy, Pain, Japan |
Dec 13 1984 4 of 5 Utah |
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Unity in Christ: Irenaeus' VisionSerial: NC-00402 Monastic Theology Series Set 1 of 3 Japan, Oneness, Renewal |
May 23 1983 |
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Pathways to Monastic CommitmentSerial: NC-00546 Monastic Orientation Set 2 of 2 Ordination, Balance, Japan, War |
Feb 08 1983 |
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Monastic Poverty Paths and ParadoxesSerial: NC-00366 Monastic Spirituality Set 1 of 12 OSB Cam, Renunciation, Emptiness, Japan, Diversity |
Jan 13 1981 |
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Monastic Life and the Interreligious DialogueSerial: NC-00467 Monastic Life and Interreligious Dialogue: What does our life as monks mean to the non-Christian world? OSB Cam, Inter-faith Dialogue, Buddha, Buddhism, Renunciation, Attachment, Japan... |
Sep 1980 2 of 3 New Camaldoli Hermitage |
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Sacred Sincerity: Bridging the DivideSerial: NC-00231 Archival Photo Ego, Suzuki Roshi, Buddhism, Commitment, Japan |
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Unity through Sacred InterpretationsSerial: NC-00679 New Testament Books Japan, Offering, Compassion, Ego, Buddhism |
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Desire's Divine Dance UnveiledSerial: NC-00220 Archival Photo Emptiness, Suzuki Roshi, Pain, Delusion, Japan |
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Bridging Faiths Through MeditationSerial: NC-00224 Archival Photo Conversation, Buddhism, Happiness, Japan |
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Beyond Duality: A Zen-Christian HarmonySerial: NC-00211A Archival Photo Zazen, Japan, Oneness |
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Embracing Non-Judgment Through OnenessSerial: NC-00211B Archival Photo Zazen, Japan |
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Zen Psalms: A New Spiritual ConversationSerial: NC-00212A Archival Photo Buddhism, Japan, Rinzai |
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Sophia/WisdomSerial: NC-00792 Sophia/Wisdom discussion OSB Cam, Daily Life, Japan, Ego, Intuition |
2 of 3 |
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Awakening Through Non-Dual PuritySerial: NC-00210 Archival Photo Japan, Zazen, Discrimination |
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Grace Beyond Judgment and SelfSerial: NC-00619 Year Talks 1/2 OSB Cam, Ego, Forgiveness, Japan, Buddha, Concentration |
Apr 06 |
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Paths to Universal Spiritual ReconciliationSerial: NC-00641 Year Talk 2/2 OSB Cam, Offering, Buddhism, Delusion, Japan, Ego |
Aug 15 |