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⚫	The {{nihongo\|'''Japanese archipelago'''\|日本列島\|Nihon Rettō}} are the islands that form the ] of ], extends roughly from northeast to southwest along the northeastern coast of the ] mainland, washing upon the northwestern shores of the ]. It ~~comprises~~ islands from the ] and the ]. The main island is ]<ref>http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Japanese+Archipelago</ref>.

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		⚫	The {{nihongo\|'''Japanese archipelago'''\|日本列島\|Nihon Rettō}} are the islands that form the country of Japan, extends roughly from northeast to southwest along the northeastern coast of the ] mainland, washing upon the northwestern shores of the ]. It consists of islands from the ] and the ]. The main island is ].<ref>http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Japanese+Archipelago</ref>

	The term ''Home Islands'' was used at the end of ] to define the area of Japan to which its sovereignty and the constitutional rule of the ] would be restricted.{{citation needed\|date=June 2013}} The term is also commonly used today to distinguish the archipelago from Japan's colonies and other territories in the first half of the 20th century, but is not used in reference to the country as it exists today.{{citation needed\|date=June 2013}}		The term ''Home Islands'' was used at the end of ] to define the area of Japan to which its sovereignty and the constitutional rule of the ] would be restricted.{{citation needed\|date=June 2013}} The term is also commonly used today to distinguish the archipelago from Japan's colonies and other territories in the first half of the 20th century, but is not used in reference to the country as it exists today.{{citation needed\|date=June 2013}}

	==Island components==		==Island components==
	The archipelago ~~comprises~~ 6,852 islands ("island" defined as land more than 100 m in circumference), of which 430 are inhabited.<ref>http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=NHi6AAAAIAAJ&q=%226%2C852+islands%22</ref> The four main islands, ~~listed~~ from north to south, are as ~~followed:~~		The archipelago consists of 6,852 islands ("island" defined as land more than 100 m in circumference), of which 430 are inhabited.<ref>http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=NHi6AAAAIAAJ&q=%226%2C852+islands%22</ref> The four main islands, from north to south, are ], ], ], and ].

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	== Palaeogeography ==		== Palaeogeography ==
	{{main\|Sea of Japan#Geography and geology\|Japanese Paleolithic}}		{{main\|Sea of Japan#Geography and geology\|Japanese Paleolithic}}

	Changes to the Japanese archipelago over time:~~{{citation needed\|date=June 2013}}~~		Changes to the Japanese archipelago over time:

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	] to ] (3.5-2 Ma)..]]		] to ] (3.5-2 Ma)]]

	] in the ] about 20,000 years ago		] in the ] about 20,000 years ago
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	==See also==		==See also==
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	==External links==		==External links==

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The Japanese archipelago (日本列島, Nihon Rettō) are the islands that form the country of Japan, extends roughly from northeast to southwest along the northeastern coast of the Eurasia mainland, washing upon the northwestern shores of the Pacific Ocean. It consists of islands from the Sakhalin island arc and the Northeastern Japan arc. The main island is Honshu.

The term Home Islands was used at the end of World War II to define the area of Japan to which its sovereignty and the constitutional rule of the Emperor would be restricted. The term is also commonly used today to distinguish the archipelago from Japan's colonies and other territories in the first half of the 20th century, but is not used in reference to the country as it exists today.

Island components

The archipelago consists of 6,852 islands ("island" defined as land more than 100 m in circumference), of which 430 are inhabited. The four main islands, from north to south, are Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu.