No non-trivial action has literally zero effect on anything in the universe. How Not to Cherry-Pick the Results of the Oregon Study (Ultrawonkish) Megan McArdle May 12, 2013. We fire when we have to, take a life to save a life, but essentially we're more of a deterrent than anything else.
COUNTRY OVERVIEW. LOCATION AND SIZE. Japan, an island nation in east Asia, is an archipelago (large group of islands) located east of the Korean peninsula. It has an area of 377,835 square kilometers (145,882 square miles), which makes it slightly smaller than the state of California.
It is Japanâs wettest place and experiences quite hot and humid weather from May through to September. It rains all year, but picks up in March and is particularly wet in June. Average annual rainfall: 4,826 mm (190in) Highest recorded total: 7,760 mm (305 in) in 1994.