Japan

I have traveled southeast off the coast of Asia to the country of Japan at 34 degrees North and 139 degrees East.  The country lies East of China and the Korean Peninsula and west of the Pacific Ocean.  Here, people live mostly in a combination of modern houses made of modern things and traditional houses.  Traditional Japanese houses are made of erecting wooden columns on a foundation of packed earth.  Plywood is often used for the walls, and the sloped roof is covered in tiles called kawara.  Most people here obviously speak Japanese, and English.  The three main religions I've noticed are Buddhism, Christianity, and Shintoism.
There are four main islands of Japan, which are Hokkaido, Shikoku, Honshu, and Kyushu.  The country is very mountainous, with 70-80% of the land covered in forests and/or mountains.  Humans here adapt by building their homes to withstand earthquakes more effectively.  They modify the environment in Japan just as they do anywhere else, by building houses, cities, bridges, etc.  They depend on the sea, for their main choice of food, fish.  Most people get around using Japan Railways, cars, and buses.  Ideas travel though the Internet, talking, movies, etc.  Goods are moved about using railways.  Main formal regions are; Chubu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Okinawa.  Functional regions are; JNR (Japanese National Railways); and JR Group, which consists of 6 groups: JR Hokkaido, JR East, JR Central, JR West, JR Shikoku, and JR Kyushu.  These groups are urban, regional, inter-regional train lines with night trains and bullet trains.