Missionaries To Japan

Ken and Audrey Beal

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Anniversary                  September 27 

 

 

Birthday's

Ken                               May 16

Audrey                          January 17

 

Key facts about Japan:

Population: 126,549,976 (July 2000 est.)

Ethnic groups: Japanese 99.4%, other 0.6% (mostly Korean)

Religions: observe both Shinto and Buddhist 84%, other 16% (including Christian 0.7%)

Languages: Japanese

Area:
total: 377,835 sq km
land: 374,744 sq km
water: 3,091 sq km
note: includes Bonin Islands (Ogasawara-gunto), Daito-shoto, Minami-jima, Okino-tori-shima, Ryukyu Islands (Nansei-shoto), and Volcano Islands (Kazan-retto)

Area - comparative: slightly smaller than California

Climate: varies from tropical in south to cool temperate in north

Terrain: mostly rugged and mountainous