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| Population: | 127,288,416 |
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| Languages: | Japanese |
| Large Cities: | Tokyo (capital), Nagano, Sapporo, Osaka, Kobe |
| Expected athletes: | 112 athletes (59 male, 53 female) |
| Location: | Asia |
In 1603, military dictatorship rules over a period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power...During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Japan became a regional power defeating China and Russia...Occupied Korea, Taiwan and southern Sakhalin Island...Japan attacked US forces in 1941 triggering America's entry into the Second World War...After its defeat in the Second World War, Japan recovered to become an economic power ally of the US.
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Total Medals
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| - | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Joannie Rochette earned Olympic bronze with a stirring long program Thursday after the competing days after losing her mother to a heart attack
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Medal table
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| 1 |  | United States | 9 | 15 | 13 | 37 |
| 2 |  | Germany | 10 | 13 | 7 | 30 |
| 3 |  | Canada | 14 | 7 | 5 | 26 |
| 4 |  | Norway | 9 | 8 | 6 | 23 |
| 5 |  | Austria | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
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Italy's Giuliano Razzoli takes the gold medal in the men's slalom.
Mathieu Giroux, Lucas Makowsky and Denny Morrison win a tight race with the US.
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