Honshu is the largest island of Japan, and it is where the majority of the country's cities are located. It makes up sixty percent of Japanâs land area and is home to 104 million people. 1. The epicenter was located about 58 km (36 miles) Se of Ofunato (population 35 418) and 66 km (41 miles) ⦠Miyagi Prefecture (å®®åç, Miyagi-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the TÅhoku region of Honshu. It is the 11th most populous country in the world and second most populous island country. This ranked 11th in the world and made up 1.6 percent of the world's total. Regions A strong earthquake registered by the JMA as M6.1 hit near the east coast of Honshu, Japan at 02:44 UTC (11:44 LT) on September 12, 2020. The epicenter was located 95.5 km (59.2 miles) ENE of Hachinohe (population 239 046) and ⦠81% of the population lives on Honshu, 10% on Kyushu, 4.2% on Hokkaido, 3% on Shikoku, 1.1% in Okinawa Prefecture and 0.7% on other Japanese islands such as the NanpÅ Islands. The Tokyo Osaka-Kyoto area is the core of Honshu and Japan. Japan's total population in 2019 was 126.17 million. USGS is reporting M6.2 at a depth of 10 km; EMSC M6.2 at 40 km (24.8 miles).. Total Population . 25% of the island's population lives in the Tokyo region. 125,994,000 Population rank (2019) 11 Population projection 2030 120,984,000 Total area (sq mi) 145,898 Total area (sq km) 377,873 Density: persons per sq mi (2018) 867.5 The history of the island of Honshu is basically the history of the country of Japan. The agency is reporting a depth of 40 km (25 miles). Honshu is the largest of the four, followed in size by Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku. Chapter 2 Population (PDF:5,677KB) Contents. A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the JMA as M6.3 hit near the east coast of Honshu, Japan at 17:23 UTC on December 20, 2020 (02:23 JST, December 21). Population Pyramids: Japan - 2020. Honshu is a mountainous and volcanic island which experiences recurrent earthquakes. Honshu has a total area of 88,017 square miles (227,962 sq km) and it is the world's seventh-largest island. Iwakuni is located on the southwestern tip of Honshu - the most populated island in Japan. Before 300 BC, the early Japanese were for the most part, hunters, gatherers and fishers. ... Population (2020 est.) The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). Miyagi Prefecture has a population of 2,305,596 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 7,282 km 2 (2,812 sq mi). Japan consists of four major islands (Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu and Shikoku) which are home to more than 90% of its 123 million residents. Honshu occupies 61 percent of the countryâs total land area, Hokkaido 22 percent, Kyushu eleven percent and Shikoku five percent. Honshu is home to over 104 million people, and it occupies an area of about 88,020sq miles. It is the largest and most central of the Japanese islands and is where its current and historic capital cities are located. Miyagi Prefecture borders Iwate Prefecture to the north, Akita Prefecture to the northwest, Yamagata Prefecture to the west, and Fukushima Prefecture to the south. It is where most of the largest cities are to be found as well as a ⦠Japan has a population of 126 million in 2019. Abrupt shorelines and numerous small mountains characterize the landscape of Iwakuni. Honshu is the seventh largest island in the world and second only to the Indonesian island of Java in population. Over 25% of Honshuâs population lives in ⦠Mount Fuji (12,388ft) is the tallest peak in Honshu. Things changed quite a bit when around that time, rice cultivation was introduced. USGS is reporting M6.1 at a depth of 32 km (20 miles), EMSC M6.1 at 51 km (32 miles).. Besides these, there are over 6,800 smaller islands. Other indicators visualized on maps: (In English only, for now) Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19)