Tokyo; Friday, June 16, 2006: This scene of Shinjuku was taken from near the train
station. The two signs at street level across the street--Vodafone and KDDI--are for cell phone
providers.
The estimated July 2006 population of Japan is approximately 127.5 million people.
The total area of the country is 377,835 square kilometers (145,883 square miles), making it
slightly smaller than California.