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How many islands does Japan have?
6,852
Background
Japan is made up of 6,852 separate islands in total. Only about 430 of them are inhabited today. The biggest ones are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku. Around 125 million people live on them in total.
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