Eastern Japan

Summary

Eastern Japan is a region of Japan^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Eastern Japan is in the country of Japan^[3].
• Eastern Japan's instance of is recorded as region of Japan^[4].
• Eastern Japan is part of Japan^[5].
• Eastern Japan is the opposite of Western Japan^[6].
• Eastern Japan comprises Hokkaido^[7].
• Eastern Japan comprises Tōhoku region^[8].
• Eastern Japan comprises Kantō region^[9].
• Eastern Japan comprises Chūbu region^[10].
• Eastern Japan's partially coincident with is recorded as Tōgoku^[11].
• Eastern Japan's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '東日本'}^[12].
• Eastern Japan's language used is recorded as Eastern Japanese^[13].

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Geography

Eastern Japan is in the country of Japan^[3]. It is part of Japan^[5].

Designation and Status

Eastern Japan's instance of is recorded as region of Japan^[4].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Eastern Japan include East Japan Railway Company^[14], a rail company (Japan)^[15], in Japan^[16], founded in 1987^[17], headquartered in JR East Headquarters Building^[18] and 29157 Higashinihon^[19], an asteroid^[20].

Why It Matters

Eastern Japan has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]

Entities named for it include East Japan Railway Company^[14], a rail company (Japan)^[15], in Japan^[16], founded in 1987^[17], headquartered in JR East Headquarters Building^[18] and 29157 Higashinihon^[19], an asteroid^[20].