Discover Japan: Culture, Geography, and Attractions
Hello Macarena, good morning. I am very happy to be here with you today.
My name is Andrea Bouquin.
Today I will present about Japan.
First, I will talk about the country, then the capital city, next the main geographic features, the population, later the language, the weather, their currency, and finally the tourist attractions.
I plan for this presentation to take 10 minutes.
If you have any questions, I will answer them at the end.
Let’s get started. The first point is:
Country:
Japan is an island country
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