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Japan

State of Japan

Island country in East Asia.

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Wikipedia | Japan

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Wikiquote | Japan

External Pages About Japan

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BabelNet

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U.S. National Archives

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ISO 3166-1 Numeric Code

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ISNI

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Media Arts Database

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Apple Maps

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Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition)

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France 24 Topic (French)

Statements about Japan

Emergency Phone Number

119
Has Use
:
Fire Department
110
Has Use
:
Police
118
Has Use
:
Japan Coast Guard

Electrical Plug Type

NEMA 1-15
NEMA 5-15

Licence Plate Code

J (1964 - )
Start Time
: 1964

Native Label

日本
Name in Kana
:にほん
Name in Kana
:にっぽん
IPA Transcription
:nʲihóɴ
Pronunciation Audio
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Public Holiday

15 items
Coming of Age Day
National Foundation Day
Vernal Equinox Day
Shōwa Day
Constitution Memorial Day
Greenery Day
Children's Day
Marine Day
Respect for the Aged Day
Autumnal Equinox Day
Sports Day
Culture Day
Labor Thanksgiving Day
The Emperor's Birthday
Mountain Day

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Diplomatic Relation

78 items
Germany
 (1951 - )
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Germany–Japan Relations
Diplomatic Mission Sent
:
Embassy of Japan, Berlin
Start Time
: 1951
Azerbaijan
Diplomatic Mission Sent
:
Embassy of Japan, Baku
United States
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan–United States Relations
Diplomatic Mission Sent
:
Consulate-General of Japan, Detroit
Diplomatic Mission Sent
:
Consulate-General of Japan, Houston
France
Statement Is Subject Of
:
France–Japan Relations
Diplomatic Mission Sent
:
Embassy of Japan, Paris
Russia
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan–Russia Relations
Diplomatic Mission Sent
:
Embassy of Japan, Moscow
Diplomatic Mission Sent
:
Consulate-General of Japan in Vladivostok
Italy
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Italy–Japan Relations
Brazil
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Brazil–Japan Relations
Diplomatic Mission Sent
:
Embassy of Japan, Brasília
Diplomatic Mission Sent
:
Consulate-General of Japan, São Paulo
Israel
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Israel–Japan Relations
Mongolia
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan–Mongolia Relations
Australia
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Australia–Japan Relations
Thailand
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan–Thailand Relations
Diplomatic Mission Sent
:
Embassy of Japan, Bangkok
South Korea
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan–South Korea Relations
Diplomatic Mission Sent
:
Embassy of Japan, Seoul
United Kingdom
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan–United Kingdom Relations
Diplomatic Mission Sent
:
Embassy of Japan, London
Ukraine
 (1/26/1992 - )
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan–Ukraine Relations
Start Time
: 1/26/1992
Saudi Arabia
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan–Saudi Arabia Relations
Syria
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan–Syria Relations
Philippines
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan–Philippines Relations
People's Republic of China
Statement Is Subject Of
:
China–Japan Relations
Diplomatic Mission Sent
:
Embassy of Japan, Beijing
China
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japanese Missions to Tang China
Iran
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Iran–Japan Relations
India
Statement Is Subject Of
:
India–Japan Relations
Armenia
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Armenia–Japan Relations
Barbados
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Barbados–Japan Relations
North Korea
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan–North Korea Relations
Greece
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Greece–Japan Relations
Bangladesh
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Bangladesh–Japan Relations
Serbia
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan–Serbia Relations
Kosovo
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan–Kosovo Relations
Latin America
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan–Latin America Relations
Finland
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Finland–Japan Relations
Bhutan
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Bhutan–Japan Relations
Timor-Leste
Statement Is Subject Of
:
East Timor–Japan Relations
Monaco
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan–Monaco Relations
Spain
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan–Spain Relations
Diplomatic Mission Sent
:
Embassy of Japan, Madrid
Diplomatic Mission Sent
:
Consulate-General of Japan, Barcelona
Singapore
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan–Singapore Relations
Sweden
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan–Sweden Relations
Peru
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan–Peru Relations
European Union
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan–European Union Relations
Solomon Islands
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan–Solomon Islands Relations
Vietnam
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan–Vietnam Relations
Mexico
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan–Mexico Relations
Venezuela
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan–Venezuela Relations
Uruguay
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan–Uruguay Relations
Trinidad and Tobago
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan–Trinidad and Tobago Relations
Taiwan
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan–Taiwan Relations
Sri Lanka
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan–Sri Lanka Relations
South Africa
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan–South Africa Relations
Portugal
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan–Portugal Relations
Paraguay
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan–Paraguay Relations
Pakistan
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan–Pakistan Relations
New Zealand
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan–New Zealand Relations
Netherlands
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan–Netherlands Relations
Nepal
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan–Nepal Relations
Montenegro
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan–Montenegro Relations
Malaysia
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan–Malaysia Relations
Lithuania
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan–Lithuania Relations
Laos
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan–Laos Relations
Afghanistan
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Afghanistan–Japan Relations
Austria
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Austria–Japan Relations
Georgia
 (8/3/1992 - )
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Georgia–Japan Relations
Start Time
: 8/3/1992
Egypt
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Egypt–Japan Relations
Ethiopia
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Ethiopia–Japan Relations
Colombia
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Colombia–Japan Relations
Cambodia
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Cambodia–Japan Relations
Canada
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Canada–Japan Relations
Denmark
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Denmark–Japan Relations
Albania
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Albania–Japan Relations
Algeria
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Algeria–Japan Relations
Indonesia
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Indonesia–Japan Relations
Grenada
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Grenada–Japan Relations
Hungary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Hungary–Japan Relations
Diplomatic Mission Sent
:
Embassy of Japan, Budapest
Brunei
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Brunei–Japan Relations
Soviet Union
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan–Soviet Union Relations
Malta
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan–Malta Relations
Turkey
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan–Turkey Relations
Diplomatic Mission Sent
:
Embassy of Japan, Ankara
Norway
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan–Norway Relations
Diplomatic Mission Sent
:
Embassy of Japan, Oslo
Tonga
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan–Tonga Relations
Poland
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan–Poland Relations
Diplomatic Mission Sent
:
Embassy of Japan, Warsaw

Commons Gallery

日本

History of Topic

History of Japan

Located in or Next to Body of Water

Sea of Japan
Pacific Ocean
Sea of Okhotsk
East China Sea
Philippine Sea

Mobile Country Code

440
441

Maritime Identification Digits

431
432

Head of State

Akihito
 (1/7/1989 - 5/1/2019)
Start Time
: 1/7/1989
End Time
: 5/1/2019
Naruhito
 (5/1/2019 - )
Start Time
: 5/1/2019

Geoshape

Demonym

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Japanese
Applies to Part
:
Singular
Applies to Part
:
Plural
Japanner
Applies to Part
:
Masculine
Japanse
Applies to Part
:
Feminine
японцы
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:
Plural
японец
Applies to Part
:
Masculine
японка
Applies to Part
:
Feminine
Japonec
Japaner
Applies to Part
:
Masculine
Japanerin
Applies to Part
:
Feminine
日本人
japonés
Applies to Part
:
Masculine Singular
japonesa
Applies to Part
:
Feminine Singular
日本人
Name in Kana
:にほんじん
Name in Kana
:にっぽんじん
Unnamed
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Unnamed
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Japonaise
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:
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:
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:
Masculine Plural
giappunisi
Applies to Part
:
Masculine
giappunisa
Applies to Part
:
Feminine
giappunisi
Applies to Part
:
Plural
japán
Japoniano
japano
Yapänan
japoniar
японци
Applies to Part
:
Plural
японец
Applies to Part
:
Masculine
японка
Applies to Part
:
Feminine
ياباني
Applies to Part
:
Masculine
يابانيون
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:
Plural
японець
Applies to Part
:
Masculine
японка
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:
Feminine
японці
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:
Plural
יפני
Applies to Part
:
Masculine
יפנית
Applies to Part
:
Feminine
japonezi
Applies to Part
:
Plural
japonez
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:
Masculine
japoneză
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:
Feminine
জাপানি
giapponese
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:
Masculine Singular
Applies to Part
:
Feminine Singular
giapponesi
Applies to Part
:
Masculine Plural
Applies to Part
:
Feminine Plural
nion
japanes
يابانية
Applies to Part
:
Feminine
xaponés
Applies to Part
:
Masculine Singular
xaponesa
Applies to Part
:
Feminine Singular
orang Jepun
xaponeso
Applies to Part
:
Neuter
Japonés
Ιάπωνας
Applies to Part
:
Masculine
Applies to Part
:
Masculine Singular
Γιαπωνέζα
Applies to Part
:
Feminine
Applies to Part
:
Feminine Singular
Ιάπωνες
Applies to Part
:
Plural
Applies to Part
:
Masculine Plural
ژاپنی
japonês
sedripun
Japonaises
Applies to Part
:
Feminine Plural
japonezo
Applies to Part
:
Masculine Singular
japonezi
Applies to Part
:
Masculine Plural
japoneza
Applies to Part
:
Feminine Singular
japoneze
Applies to Part
:
Feminine Plural
japonès
Applies to Part
:
Masculine Singular
japonesa
Applies to Part
:
Feminine Singular
japonesos
Applies to Part
:
Masculine Plural
japoneses
Applies to Part
:
Feminine Plural
جاپوني
Applies to Part
:
Masculine Singular
جاپونية
Applies to Part
:
Feminine Singular
جاپونيين
Applies to Part
:
Masculine Plural
جاپونيات
Applies to Part
:
Feminine Plural
Japonec
Applies to Part
:
Masculine Singular
Japonka
Applies to Part
:
Feminine Singular
Japończyk
Applies to Part
:
Masculine
Japonka
Applies to Part
:
Feminine
Seapánach
japonés
Applies to Part
:
Masculine Singular
japonesa
Applies to Part
:
Feminine Singular

Retirement Age

60 years old

Member Of

33 items
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
G8
World Trade Organization
 (1/1/1995 - )
Start Time
: 1/1/1995
G20
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
 (11/6/1989 - )
Start Time
: 11/6/1989
United Nations
 (12/18/1956 - )
Start Time
: 12/18/1956
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
 (8/13/1952 - )
Start Time
: 8/13/1952
International Development Association
 (12/27/1960 - )
Start Time
: 12/27/1960
International Finance Corporation
 (7/20/1956 - )
Start Time
: 7/20/1956
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
 (4/12/1988 - )
Start Time
: 4/12/1988
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
 (9/16/1967 - )
Start Time
: 9/16/1967
African Development Bank
ASEAN Regional Forum
Asian Development Bank
 (1966 - )
Start Time
: 1966
Australia Group
 (1985 - )
Start Time
: 1985
League of Nations
 (1/10/1920 - 3/27/1933)
Start Time
: 1/10/1920
End Time
: 3/27/1933
Missile Technology Control Regime
 (1987 - )
Start Time
: 1987
Interpol
 (6/13/1956 - )
Subject Has Role
:
Founder Member
Start Time
: 6/13/1956
Nuclear Suppliers Group
 (1995 - )
Start Time
: 1995
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
 (4/29/1997 - )
Start Time
: 4/29/1997
International Hydrographic Organization
International Energy Agency
UNESCO
 (7/2/1951 - )
Start Time
: 7/2/1951
Group on Earth Observations
Universal Postal Union UPU
 (6/1/1877 - )
Start Time
: 6/1/1877
International Telecommunication Union
 (1/29/1879 - )
Start Time
: 1/29/1879
Visa Waiver Program
 (1988 - )
Start Time
: 1988
World Meteorological Organization
 (8/11/1953 - )
Start Time
: 8/11/1953
World Health Organization
Antarctic Treaty System
World Customs Organization
 (6/15/1964 - )
Start Time
: 6/15/1964
G7
 (1977 - )
Start Time
: 1977
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

Unemployment Rate

4 percent (2014)
Point in Time
: 2014

Railway Traffic Side

Left

Located in Time Zone

Japan Standard Time
Asia/Tokyo
UTC+09:00

Office Held by Head of State

Emperor of Japan
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Head of State of Japan
Nature of Statement
:
De Facto

Part Of

East Asia

Shares Border With

Russia
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan–Russia Border
Reason for Preferred Rank
:
Currently Valid Value
South Korea
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan–South Korea Border
Reason for Preferred Rank
:
Currently Valid Value
Taiwan
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan–Taiwan Border
Reason for Preferred Rank
:
Currently Valid Value
People's Republic of China
Statement Is Subject Of
:
China–Japan Border
Reason for Preferred Rank
:
Currently Valid Value
United States
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan–United States Border
Reason for Preferred Rank
:
Currently Valid Value
Philippines
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan–Philippines Border
Reason for Preferred Rank
:
Currently Valid Value
Soviet Union
 ( - 1991)
End Time
: 1991

Has Part(s)

Northern Japan
Eastern Japan
Central Japan
Western Japan
Southern Japan

Significant Event

18 items
Korean War
Treaty of San Francisco
Security Treaty Between the United States and Japan
Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the United States and Japan
1964 Summer Olympics
Location
:
Tokyo
Location
:
Kanagawa Prefecture
Location
:
Saitama Prefecture
Location
:
Chiba Prefecture
Location
:
Nagano Prefecture
Expo '70
1972 Winter Olympics
Transfer of Sovereignty over Okinawa
1991 Japanese Recession
Great Hanshin Earthquake
1998 Winter Olympics
Tōkaimura Criticality Accident
2002 FIFA World Cup
Aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku Earthquake and Tsunami
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster
 (March 2011)
Point in Time
: March 2011
World War II
2020 Summer Olympics
 (2021)
Location
:
Tokyo
Point in Time
: 2021
Russo-Japanese War

Telephone Country Code

+81

Flag

Flag of Japan

Currency

Yen

Unicode Character

🗾
🇯🇵

Ethnic Group

Japanese People
 (2004)
Point in Time
: 2004
Proportion
: 0.985
Koreans
 (2004)
Point in Time
: 2004
Proportion
: 0.005
Chinese People
 (2004)
Point in Time
: 2004
Proportion
: 0.004
Ainu People

Name in Kana

にっぽん
Unnamed
:bug: P2125
にほん
Unnamed
:bug: P2125

Stack Exchange Tag

https://travel.stackexchange.com/tag ...

Permanent Duplicated Item

Q22828397
Q44080056

Basic Form of Government

Hereditary Monarchy
 (1/28/659 BC - )
Start Time
: 1/28/659 BC
Constitutional Monarchy
 (5/3/1947 - )
Start Time
: 5/3/1947
Unitary State

Highest Judicial Authority

Supreme Court of Japan

Legislative Body

National Diet

Trunk Prefix

0

Replaces

Second Shō Dynasty
Empire of Japan
 (5/3/1947)
Point in Time
: 5/3/1947

Continent

Asia

Coat of Arms

Imperial Crest of Japan

Age of Majority

20 years old (4/1/1876 - 3/31/2022)
Start Time
: 4/1/1876
End Time
: 3/31/2022
18 years old (4/1/2022 - )
Start Time
: 4/1/2022

Coat of Arms Image

Has Characteristic

Free Country
Statement Supported By
:
Freedom in the World

Total Fertility Rate

18 items
1.342 (1999)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 1999
1.359 (2000)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2000
1.33 (2001)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2001
1.32 (2002)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2002
1.29 (2003)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2003
1.29 (2004)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2004
1.26 (2005)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2005
1.32 (2006)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2006
1.34 (2007)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2007
1.37 (2008)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2008
1.37 (2009)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2009
1.39 (2010)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2010
1.39 (2011)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2011
1.41 (2012)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2012
1.43 (2013)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2013
1.42 (2014)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2014
1.36 (2019)
Point in Time
: 2019
1.38 (2021)
Point in Time
: 2021

Area

377,972.28 square kilometre

Central Bank

Bank of Japan

Locator Map Image

Head of Government

Shinzō Abe
 (12/26/2012 - 9/16/2020)
Start Time
: 12/26/2012
End Time
: 9/16/2020
Yoshihide Suga
 (9/16/2020 - 10/4/2021)
Start Time
: 9/16/2020
End Time
: 10/4/2021
Fumio Kishida
 (10/4/2021 - 10/1/2024)
Start Time
: 10/4/2021
End Time
: 10/1/2024
Shigeru Ishiba
 (10/1/2024 - 10/21/2025)
Start Time
: 10/1/2024
End Time
: 10/21/2025
Takaichi Sanae
 (10/21/2025 - )
Start Time
: 10/21/2025

Described by Source

30 items
Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q20991546
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q20991545
Small Soviet Encyclopedia
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q66481470
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24469027
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24469030
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24469034
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24469039
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24469044
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24469057
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24469060
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24469066
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24469070
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24469073
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24469078
Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q86851716
Gujin Tushu Jicheng
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q96594976
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th Edition
Statement Is Subject Of
:
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Japan
Catholic Encyclopedia
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)/Japan
1922 Encyclopædia Britannica
Statement Is Subject Of
:
1922 Encyclopædia Britannica/Japan
Old Book of Tang
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q85418882
New Book of Tang
Statement Is Subject Of
:
New Book of Tang, Vol.220
History of Song
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q85413430
History of Yuan
Statement Is Subject Of
:
History of Yuan, Vol.208
History of Ming
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Volume 322 of History of Ming
New History of Yuan
Statement Is Subject Of
:
New History of Yuan, Vol.250
Draft History of Qing
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Draft History of Qing, Volume 158
The American Cyclopædia
Statement Is Subject Of
:
The American Cyclopædia (1879)/Japan
The New Student's Reference Work
Statement Is Subject Of
:
The New Student's Reference Work/Japan
New International Encyclopedia
Statement Is Subject Of
:
The New International Encyclopædia/Japan
Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Japan

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Mains Voltage

100 volt
Applies to Part
:
Eastern Japan
Frequency
: 50 hertz
100 volt
Applies to Part
:
Western Japan
Frequency
: 60 hertz

Executive Body

Government of Japan

Anthem

Kimigayo
Audio
:bug2: http://wikiba.se/ontology#CommonsMedia

Life Expectancy

22 items
80.571 year (1999)
Point in Time
: 1999
81.076 year (2000)
Point in Time
: 2000
81.417 year (2001)
Point in Time
: 2001
81.563 year (2002)
Point in Time
: 2002
81.76 year (2003)
Point in Time
: 2003
82.03 year (2004)
Point in Time
: 2004
81.925 year (2005)
Point in Time
: 2005
82.322 year (2006)
Point in Time
: 2006
82.507 year (2007)
Point in Time
: 2007
82.588 year (2008)
Point in Time
: 2008
82.931 year (2009)
Point in Time
: 2009
82.843 year (2010)
Point in Time
: 2010
82.591 year (2011)
Point in Time
: 2011
83.096 year (2012)
Point in Time
: 2012
83.332 year (2013)
Point in Time
: 2013
83.588 year (2014)
Point in Time
: 2014
83.794 year (2015)
Point in Time
: 2015
83.985 year (2016)
Point in Time
: 2016
84 year (2019)
Point in Time
: 2019
85 year (2020)
Point in Time
: 2020
84 year (2021)
Point in Time
: 2021
84 year (2022)
Point in Time
: 2022

Top-Level Internet Domain

.jp

Instance Of

Sovereign State
Island Country
Country

Highest Point

Mount Fuji
Elevation Above Sea Level
: 3,776 metre

Short Name

Japan
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japan

Driving Side

Left

Lowest Point

Hachirōgata
Elevation Above Sea Level
: -4 metre
Coordinate Location
: 39.9139°N 140.0208°E

Official Language

Japanese
Nature of Statement
:
De Facto

Pronunciation Audio

Contains the Administrative Territorial Entity

47 items
Aichi Prefecture
Akita Prefecture
Aomori Prefecture
Chiba Prefecture
Fukui Prefecture
Fukushima Prefecture
Gunma Prefecture
Hokkaido
Ibaraki Prefecture
Iwate Prefecture
Miyagi Prefecture
Saitama Prefecture
Tochigi Prefecture
Tokyo
Kanagawa Prefecture
Niigata Prefecture
Toyama Prefecture
Ishikawa Prefecture
Yamagata Prefecture
Yamanashi Prefecture
Nagano Prefecture
Gifu Prefecture
Shizuoka Prefecture
Mie Prefecture
Shiga Prefecture
Kyoto Prefecture
Osaka Prefecture
Hyōgo Prefecture
Nara Prefecture
Wakayama Prefecture
Tottori Prefecture
Shimane Prefecture
Okayama Prefecture
Hiroshima Prefecture
Yamaguchi Prefecture
Tokushima Prefecture
Kagawa Prefecture
Ehime Prefecture
Kōchi Prefecture
Fukuoka Prefecture
Nagasaki Prefecture
Kumamoto Prefecture
Oita Prefecture
Miyazaki Prefecture
Kagoshima Prefecture
Okinawa Prefecture
Saga Prefecture

Median Income

34,822 United States dollar
557,655 yen (February 2023)
Point in Time
: February 2023

Coordinate Location

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35.0000°N 136.0000°E

Nickname

10 items
Страна Восходящего Солнца
Terra del sol naixent
The Land of the Rising Sun
ארץ השמש העולה
Land der aufgehenden Sonne
日出る国
Pays du Soleil levant
Країна Сонця, що сходить
Země vycházejícího slunce
Краіна ўзыходзячага сонца

Maximum Temperature Record

41 degree Celsius (8/12/2013)
Point in Time
: 8/12/2013
41.1 degree Celsius (8/17/2020)
Location
:
Hamamatsu
Point in Time
: 8/17/2020
41.1 degree Celsius (7/23/2018)
Location
:
Kumagaya
Point in Time
: 7/23/2018

Official Name

日本国
Name in Kana
:にほんこく

Capital

Shigaraki Palace
 (744 - 745)
Start Time
: 744
End Time
: 745
Heijō-Kyō
 (710 - 784)
Start Time
: 710
End Time
: 784
Nagaoka-Kyō
 (784 - 794)
Start Time
: 784
End Time
: 794
Fukuhara-Kyō
 (1180)
End Time
: 1180
Point in Time
: 1180
Edo
 (1603 - 1868)
Start Time
: 1603
End Time
: 1868
Heian-Kyō
 (794 - 1869)
Start Time
: 794
End Time
: 1869
Tokyo Prefecture
 (1868 - 1943)
Start Time
: 1868
End Time
: 1943
Tokyo City
 (1889 - 1943)
Start Time
: 1889
End Time
: 1943
Tokyo
 (1943 - )
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Capital of Japan
Nature of Statement
:
De Facto
Start Time
: 1943

Population

37 items
125,570,246 (10/1/1995)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 10/1/1995
126,925,843 (10/1/2000)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 10/1/2000
127,767,994 (10/1/2005)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 10/1/2005
128,057,352 (10/1/2010)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 10/1/2010
127,094,745 (10/1/2015)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 10/1/2015
126,146,099 (10/1/2020)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 10/1/2020
126,785,797 (7/1/2017)
Point in Time
: 7/1/2017
126,317,168 (1/1/2019)
Point in Time
: 1/1/2019
126,180,643 (5/1/2019)
Point in Time
: 5/1/2019
126,251,556 (6/1/2019)
Point in Time
: 6/1/2019
126,264,931 (7/1/2019)
Point in Time
: 7/1/2019
126,218,856 (8/1/2019)
Point in Time
: 8/1/2019
126,131,444 (9/1/2019)
Point in Time
: 9/1/2019
126,166,948 (10/1/2019)
Point in Time
: 10/1/2019
126,161,181 (11/1/2019)
Point in Time
: 11/1/2019
126,143,993 (12/1/2019)
Point in Time
: 12/1/2019
125,988,209 (1/1/2020)
Point in Time
: 1/1/2020
126,004,305 (2/1/2020)
Point in Time
: 2/1/2020
126,253,652 (4/1/2019)
Point in Time
: 4/1/2019
126,248,424 (3/1/2019)
Point in Time
: 3/1/2019
126,309,690 (2/1/2019)
Point in Time
: 2/1/2019
126,493,181 (3/1/2018)
Point in Time
: 3/1/2018
126,501,966 (4/1/2018)
Point in Time
: 4/1/2018
126,465,796 (5/1/2018)
Point in Time
: 5/1/2018
126,509,241 (6/1/2018)
Point in Time
: 6/1/2018
126,529,100 (7/1/2018)
Point in Time
: 7/1/2018
126,496,302 (8/1/2018)
Point in Time
: 8/1/2018
126,416,629 (9/1/2018)
Point in Time
: 9/1/2018
126,443,180 (10/1/2018)
Point in Time
: 10/1/2018
126,452,921 (11/1/2018)
Point in Time
: 11/1/2018
126,434,565 (12/1/2018)
Point in Time
: 12/1/2018
125,961,625 (3/1/2020)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 3/1/2020
125,682,000 (12/1/2021)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 12/1/2021
125,440,000 (February 2022)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: February 2022
123,611,167 (10/1/1990)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 10/1/1990
124,631,000 (2/1/2023)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2/1/2023
123,802,000 (10/1/2024)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 10/1/2024

Language Used

14 items
Japanese
Yoron
Northern Amami Ōshima
Southern Amami Ōshima
Tokunoshima
Kikai
Okinoerabu
Kunigami
Japanese Sign Language
Miyako
Ainu
Okinawan
Yonaguni
Yaeyama

Participant In

G4 Nations
Treaty of Saint Petersburg

Minimum Temperature Record

-41 degree Celsius (1/25/1902)
Location
:
Asahikawa
Point in Time
: 1/25/1902

Culture

Culture of Japan

Motto Text

Endless discovery
Object of Statement Has Role
:
Tourism Slogan
Y Darganfod Diddiwedd
Object of Statement Has Role
:
Tourism Slogan
Descubrimento sen fin
Object of Statement Has Role
:
Tourism Slogan

Economy of Topic

Economy of Japan

Demographics of Topic

Demographics of Japan

Has Part(s) of the Class

Island of Japan
Region of Japan

Located In/On Physical Feature

Japanese Archipelago

Main Regulatory Text

Constitution of Japan

Archives At

National Archives of Japan

Studied By

Japanese Studies

Official Symbol

Sasakia Charonda
Object of Statement Has Role
:
Butterfly
Green Pheasant
Object of Statement Has Role
:
Bird
Cherry Blossom
Object of Statement Has Role
:
Flower
Chrysanthemum Morifolium
Object of Statement Has Role
:
Flower
Sumo
Object of Statement Has Role
:
Sport

Name

Japan

Office Held by Head of Government

Prime Minister of Japan

Democracy Index

8.13 (2020)
Point in Time
: 2020
8.15 (2021)
Reason for Preferred Rank
:
Most Recent Value
Point in Time
: 2021
Ranking
: 17
Retrieved
: 2/12/2022

Image

Religion or Worldview

Shinto
Buddhism
Christianity

Hashtag

Japan
Language of Work or Name
:
English
日本
Language of Work or Name
:
Japanese

Seal Image

Has Seal, Badge, or Sigil

Imperial Crest of Japan
National Seal

Bathymetry Image

Location Map

Relief Location Map

Detail Map

Human Development Index

32 items
0.845 (1990)
Point in Time
: 1990
0.849 (1991)
Point in Time
: 1991
0.85 (1992)
Point in Time
: 1992
0.855 (1993)
Point in Time
: 1993
0.861 (1994)
Point in Time
: 1994
0.863 (1995)
Point in Time
: 1995
0.868 (1996)
Point in Time
: 1996
0.871 (1997)
Point in Time
: 1997
0.871 (1998)
Point in Time
: 1998
0.872 (1999)
Point in Time
: 1999
0.877 (2000)
Point in Time
: 2000
0.88 (2001)
Point in Time
: 2001
0.882 (2002)
Point in Time
: 2002
0.884 (2003)
Point in Time
: 2003
0.888 (2004)
Point in Time
: 2004
0.889 (2005)
Point in Time
: 2005
0.892 (2006)
Point in Time
: 2006
0.895 (2007)
Point in Time
: 2007
0.895 (2008)
Point in Time
: 2008
0.896 (2009)
Point in Time
: 2009
0.898 (2010)
Point in Time
: 2010
0.899 (2011)
Point in Time
: 2011
0.905 (2012)
Point in Time
: 2012
0.91 (2013)
Point in Time
: 2013
0.914 (2014)
Point in Time
: 2014
0.918 (2015)
Point in Time
: 2015
0.921 (2016)
Point in Time
: 2016
0.922 (2017)
Point in Time
: 2017
0.923 (2018)
Point in Time
: 2018
0.924 (2019)
Point in Time
: 2019
0.923 (2020)
Point in Time
: 2020
0.925 (2021)
Point in Time
: 2021

Gini Coefficient

32.9 (2013)
Point in Time
: 2013

Inequality-Adjusted Human Development Index

0.835 (2013)
Point in Time
: 2013
0.839 (2014)
Point in Time
: 2014
0.843 (2015)
Point in Time
: 2015
0.845 (2016)
Point in Time
: 2016
0.847 (2017)
Point in Time
: 2017
0.847 (2018)
Point in Time
: 2018
0.849 (2019)
Point in Time
: 2019
0.848 (2020)
Point in Time
: 2020
0.85 (2021)
Point in Time
: 2021

Suicide Rate

14.6 (2019)
Point in Time
: 2019

Country

Japan

Female Population

64,189,000 (10/1/2022)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 10/1/2022

Male Population

60,758,000 (10/1/2022)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 10/1/2022

Different From

Japan
Japan

Name in Native Language

日本国

Named After

Sunrise
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Names of Japan

Inception

2/4/660 BC
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Japanese Imperial Year
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Foundation of Japan
11/29/1890
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Constitution of the Empire of Japan
5/3/1947
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Constitution of Japan
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