Geographicals

Japan

A country in eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula. The capital is Tokyo.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

A country in eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula. The capital is Tokyo.

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  • Bonin Islands

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2 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings epidemiology, ethnology.

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TOKYO is also available.

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  1. Z01w.252w.474w.463w
  2. Z01w.639w.595w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Japan. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007564. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007564
  2. Japan. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan
  3. Japan. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17