Japan consists of 6,852 islands called a stratovolcanic archipelago.
Wow that is a lot of islands! Do you know which one is the biggest?
There are four that are the largest. They are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku. The make up 79% of Japans and area.
Oh yes I recognize the names now. What is the largest volcano on the island?
That I am unaware of, Honshu is the largest of all the islands and is the 7th largest island in the world.
Ok gotcha. Being an American, I always think of Hawaii when it comes to volcanoes and earthquakes- but Japan has its share also I guess.
Yes, they do. Japan is closer to Russia than any other country, even closer than Hawaii
Interesting. It would seem to me that they could work as allies if they wanted to at that close proximity. 
One would think, they however became allies with Germany, their relationship started in 1861.
Yes and that was unfortunate. I have always been fascinated with Japanese culture and cuisine.
Yes me too, I love sushi which is a main dish in Japan.