15. The Ainu were one of the earliest inhabitants of Japan. Ainu are primarily a hunting and fishing people. They are racially different from Japanese. There are only about 25,000 Ainu left. Most of them live in Hokkaido.
16. Okinawans are not that different from the majority of japanese, but they are isolated and speak a different form of Japanese.
17. The burakumin is a social minority. Around 2-3 million today. They are the descendants of people who slaughtered animals and executed criminals during the feudal days. Those activities were thought to be polluting acts under Buddhist and Shintoist beliefs. They are still discriminated against today.
29. Major cities with the highest populations- Tokyo (capital)- most populous city in the world-36.507 million Osaka-Kobe -11.325 million Nagoya - 3.257 million Sapporo - 2.673 million
33. The Emperor has little political power. The Emperor is "symbol of the state and the unity of the people, deriving his position from the will of the people with whom resides sovereign power."