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==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File:Hiroshima.png|thumb|250px|left|[[Wikipedia:Hiroshima Peace Memorial|A ruin]] left standing in Hiroshima.]] | [[File:Hiroshima.png|thumb|250px|left|[[Wikipedia:Hiroshima Peace Memorial|A ruin]] left standing in Hiroshima.]] | ||
The first written mention of Japan is in [[China|Chinese]] history texts from the 1st century CE. | The first written mention of Japan is in [[China|Chinese]] history texts from the 1st century CE. The [[Wikipedia:Empire of Japan|Empire of Japan]] was a major participant in [[World War II]], and was the location of the first uses of [[Nuclear weapon]]ry in [[1945]]. Japan joined the [[United Nations]] in 1956 and fell under the purview of the [[Unified Earth Government]] by the 22nd Century.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/ueg ''Halo Waypoint'', Universe, Factions, UEG]</ref> | ||
==Economy and society== | ==Economy and society== | ||
[[File:Holography civilian welcome.jpg|thumb|150px|right|A [[holography|holographic]] sign atop the [[Quito Terminus]], with "welcome" written in both [[Human languages#German|German]] and in Japanese.]] | [[File:Holography civilian welcome.jpg|thumb|150px|right|A [[holography|holographic]] sign atop the [[Quito Terminus]], with "welcome" written in both [[Human languages#German|German]] and in Japanese.]] | ||
Japan is crowded and economically volatile. | Japan is crowded and economically volatile. It is, however, consequently well-endowed with scientists, economists, and global culturalism, making it technologically advanced as well. The United Nations Space Command has long taken an interest in [[Asia]] for no better reason than its vast size. Japan has always held a great amount of sway in the UEG, and its position on the world stage did not change when the UNSC gained more power during the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref name="ENC">''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'', p. 296 (2011 edition)</ref> | ||
[[AMG Transport Dynamics]] held a facility in [[Wikipedia:Chiba, Chiba|Chiba]].<ref>''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', [[:File:Ad Asklon Cities.png|Asklon cities list poster]]</ref> | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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*A UNSC [[destroyer]], the {{UNSCShip|Iwo Jima}}, was named after the Japanese island of the same name. | *A UNSC [[destroyer]], the {{UNSCShip|Iwo Jima}}, was named after the Japanese island of the same name. | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== |