Japan

An Asian island country located in the Pacific Ocean. It's the country that's responsible for fiction and fiction-related entities such as anime, manga, Nintendo, and Shonen Jump. The national language of Japan is Japanese. In American fiction, Japan is often a place where characters such as the Main Cast go to visit for vacation or, in the case of an Around-The-World Adventure, locate an entity important to the mission at hand.

Real-World Trivia

 * Japan's national language, Japanese, is thousands of years old, dating back to the eighth century. It's formed by hiragana, katakana, and kanji, the writing systems of Japanese.
 * The main island of Japan is called Honshu (pron. Hone-Shoe).
 * Honshu is home to Mount Fuji, the tallest mountain in Japan and one of the tallest in the world.
 * The main city is called Tokyo. It's also located on Honshu.
 * With over 125 million people living in Japan, it's the eleventh most populous country on Earth.