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The number of islands in Japan is expected to more than double after 7,000 new islands it didn’t know existed were discovered.
Well, kind of.
The nation currently comprises 6,852 islands, but that figure dates back to a 1987 study conducted by the Japan Coast Guard. During a December 2021 parliamentary session, a lawmaker argued the data was old and the true figure could be vastly different.
“An accurate understanding of the number of islands is an important administrative matter that is related to the national interest,” the legislator said, according to Kyodo News.
