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.
Demographics of Japan 2016. As of 1 January 2017, the population of Japan was estimated to be 126 385 225 people. This is a decrease of -0.12 % (-149 311 people) compared to population of 126 534 536 the year before. In 2016 the natural increase was negative, as the number of deaths exceeded the number of live births by 218 905.