Is japan an asian country?

Economic growth in Asia since World War II to the 1990s had been concentrated in Japan as well as the four regions of South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore located in the Pacific Rim, known as the Asian tigers, which have now all received developed country status, having the highest GDP per capita in Asia. read more

Japan is the highest-ranked Asian country in the Global Peace Index. The military is governed by the Ministry of Defense, and primarily consists of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF), the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF). read more

Japan is much the same way within Asia. Japan is part of Asia in that it was based on a derivative of the Chinese dynasty between Han and Sui. It has adopted Chinese characters as it's primary writing system. We are genetically made up of a mix of Asian heritage. read more