Talk:Japan

Tokyo is not capitol city

Tokyo is not the capitol city of Japan, as Tokyo is not a city at all. It is a prefecture. onggoybuhay at gmail dot com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.54.2.122 (talk) 05:33, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

See the article Capital of Japan--it is the de facto capital, even if it is not legally so. And there's no reason why a prefecture can't be a capital of a sovereign state; the capital of the US is Washington, D.C., which is a "federal district"; New Delhi, the capital of India, is both a city and a district. Qwyrxian (talk) 08:42, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Additionally, the capital of the UK is London - a large metropolitan and administrative region (for administrative purposes called "Greater London) which includes the City of London
In the case of a "capital city" (and the word city is optional) city is basically synonymous with any large metropolitan or named area with a lot of people. Whilst Japan is not a city administratively, it is a metropolitan by standard definitions and technically a 'city' in the simplest sense of the word. -- Peter ^{Talk page} 14:10, 18 April 2012 (UTC)

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Check citations

"After Singapore, Japan has the lowest homicide rate (including attempted homicide) in the world.[10] "

After checking the cited link, the word Japan is no where to be found. Please either find the correct citation or remove it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.255.27.41 (talk) 02:12, 18 April 2012 (UTC)

The actual info is [1]; but I'm going to need to read it more carefully to figure out exactly what it verifies; my quick glance shows Japan tied for lost rate in Asia (w/Hong Kong and Signapore, see p. 94), but I want to read more closely before editing. Qwyrxian (talk) 03:25, 18 April 2012 (UTC)

Cuisine

The article claims "The Michelin Guide has awarded Japanese cities more Michelin stars than the rest of the world combined," but the Michelin Guide page contradicts this. The reference given for this claim is in Japanese, and my knowledge of that language isn't good enough for me to absolutely say that the reference does not support the claim, though I'm pretty sure it doesn't. I'd recommend striking this last sentence in the cuisine section, unless someone objects. Kemperb (talk) 20:01, 24 April 2012 (UTC)

First mobile bulletproof

Croatian writer Giancarlo Kravar: "Bulletproof". It`s called the world first iPhone that is bulletproof. Produced by Japanese company "Marudai". It looks like a brick, weights over two pounds and costs 650 dollars. Who likes - is welcome.85.114.62.130 (talk) 14:07, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

I've noticed that Croatian writer Giancarlo Kravar from Rijeka, Primorsko-Goranska says a lot of things. However, does Croatian writer Giancarlo Kravar know that Wikipedia article talk pages are not used as discussion forums? -- 李博杰  | —Talk contribs email 16:00, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

Infrastructure

"As of 2008, 46.4 percent of energy in Japan is produced from petroleum, 21.4 percent from coal, 16.7 percent from natural gas, 9.7 percent from nuclear power, and 2.9 percent from hydro power." should have "percent of energy in Japan is produced from" be replaced with "percent of energy capacity in Japan is from". The numbers look suspect though, as that is closer to the production values from 1990. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Basroil (talk • contribs) 04:04, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

Nuclear-free Japan

Croatian writer Giancarlo Kravar: Japan switched off its last working nuclear-reactor at Tomari in Hokkaido, living country without atomic-electricity. Nuclear-free Japan, a good example for other countries. 85.114.62.130 (talk) 13:52, 8 May 2012 (UTC)