Worth knowing
Japan
Japan's 2023 recount used digital maps and found 14,125 islands. The old official figure, 6,852, came from a count made in 1987.
Where its story happens
Tokyo, at 35.68°N, 139.77°E. It's the place the game marks on the globe once the country is found. See it on a map.
Five things to know about Japan
In Geodar these are the five clues to this country, and it counts as one of the easy countries. The game asks the hardest clue first. Here the easiest comes first.
- Where it is. It's Japan, the chain of islands off the east coast of Asia. See Japan on a map.
- Sushi, samurai and Mount Fuji all come from here.
- Its bullet trains have been running since 1964.
- A recount in 2023 found it has more than 14,000 islands, twice what its own maps said.
- More people aged 100 or older live here than in any other country.