Kyushu Island:
The Japanese government recently announced plans to consider deploying long-range missiles on the southwestern island of Kyushu.
- Kyushu Island is the southernmost and third largest of the four main islands of Japan.
- The island has a land area of 35,640 sq.km.
- It is bordered by the East China Sea to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east.
- The Eastern Channel, or Tsushima Strait, separates Kyushu from the Korean Peninsula in the northwest.
- A series of volcanic ranges, including the world’s largest active volcanic crater, Mount Aso, are located in Kyushu.
- Highest Peak: Mount Kuju (1,794 m)
- Major parts of Kyushu have a subtropical climate and heavy rainfall, which supports its subtropical vegetation.
- The Chikugo (142 km) is the island’s longest river.
- The chief cities are the northern industrial complex of Kita-Kyūshū, the commercial centre of Fukuoka and Nagasaki.
- The main crops raised on the island include rice, tea, tobacco, sweet potatoes, and citrus fruit.
- Industries, concentrated in northern Kyushu, include iron and steel and chemicals.
- Saga ken (prefecture) is famous for porcelain and pottery.
