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• Public Holidays in Japan
• Japanese company holidays
• Japanese geography and climate
• Useful Links About JapanThis page is dedicated to providing useful information about Japan, facilitating your stay and satisfying your curiosity about this country: public holidays, visa facilities, international media and news links in English, local weather information, transportation information.n

Public Holidays in Japan

January 1st	New Year’s Day
The second Monday of January	Coming of Age Day
February 11th	National Foundation Day
March 20th or 21st	Vernal (Spring) Equinox
April 29th	Shōwa Day, birthday of the Emperor Hirohito
May 3rd	Constitution Memorial Day
May 4th	Greenery Day
May 5th	Children's Day
The third Monday of July	Marine Day
The third Monday of September	Respect for the Aged Day
September 22nd or 23rd	Autumnal Equinox
The second Monday of October	Sports Day
November 3rd	Culture Day
November 23rd	Labor Thanksgiving Day
December 23rd	Birthday of the Emperor

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Japanese company holidays

Japanese companies used to have three fixed holiday periods:
At the end of the year: four or five days off between December 28th and January 3rd.
April: Golden Week (three consecutive days).
In August, Obon (three days off in mid-August).
Note: Department stores and restaurants are usually open even on company holidays and every Sunday.

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Japanese geography and climate:

Japan's territory is 377.993 km², of which 374,834 km² is land and 3,091 km² is water.

Japan is composed of four main islands, sometimes called the "Home Islands", which are (from north to south) Hokkaidō, Honshū (the "mainland"), Shikoku and Kyūshū. There are also about 3,000 smaller islands, including Okinawa, and islets, some inhabited and others uninhabited. Japan is located in the temperate zone, which has four distinct seasons, but its climate varies from cool and temperate in the north to subtropical in the south. Seasons in Tokyo: cool spring, very humid and hot summer, warn autumn and dry, cold winter.

Note: The rainy season in Japan is from early July to early August, and five or six typhoons pass over or near Japan every year from early August to early September.

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Useful Links About Japan

Office Space in Japan
URL: http://www.webscout.com/japan/
An easy to use service for finding professional, affordable office space throughout Japan.

Information concerning the transportation network between Narita Airport and the center of Tokyo
Tokyo-Narita International Airport: http://www.narita-airport.or.jp/airport_e/index.html
Trains: http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/index.html
Bus: http://www.limousinebus.co.jp/en/index.html

Transport: East Japan Railways
http://www.japanhomesearch.com/TravelExpert/TE_main.asp

Translation: English/Japanese
http://babel.altavista.com

Currency Converter
http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic

Cultural and Tourist Information
http://www.japan-zone.com
http://www.metropolis.co.jp
http://www.nhk.or.jp/rj/index_e.html

Economic News About Japan in English
http://www.asahi.com/english/english.html
http://www.jetro.go.jp
Nikkei english: http://www.nni.nikkei.co.jp/
Japan Times: http://www.japantimes.co.jp/

Official French Websites in Japan
French Embassy in Tokyo: http://www.ambafrance-jp.org
French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Tokyo: http://www.ccife.org/japon
French research Institute in Japan: http://www.mfj.gr.jp/fr/pagesj-f.html

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