I'm currently traveling in Japan, it's an island off the eastern coast of the Pacific Ocean
I have always been intrigued by the country.  What are the big attractions there?
It has a deep history, archaeologists estimate it was inhabited in the Upper Paleolithic period
How long ago was the Paleolithic period?
The Paleolithic period goes back to the earliest use of stone tools, around 2.6 million years ago up until 10,000 BP
That is amazing!  How many languages are spoken in Japan?
The most widely spoken language is Japanese, but it uses a writing system that contains characters from Chinese
That seems really complicated.  Isn't Japan really technilogically advanced?