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Japan

Summary
	Capital	Tokyo
	Currency Used	Japanese yen
	Official Language	Japanese Language
	Form of Government	Constitutional monarchy Monarchy Multi-party system Show 2 more Even more Hide
	Population	127,756,000 (World Bank, World Development Indicators, Population, 2006) 127,773,000 (World Bank, World Development Indicators, Population, 2005) 127,761,000 (World Bank, World Development Indicators, Population, 2004) Show 49 more Even more Hide
	GDP (nominal)	90950278257.8 (1965, US$) 81749006381.5 (1964, US$) 69498131797.3 (1963, US$) Show 55 more Even more Hide
	GDP (nominal per capita)	35,300 (2008, US$)
	Contained by	Asia Earth East Asia
	Area	377,873 km² (145898 mi²)


Country
	ISO Short Name	JAPAN
	FIPS Code	JA
	Administrative Divisions	Aichi Prefecture Akita Prefecture Aomori Prefecture Show 44 more Even more Hide
	Internet TLD	jp
	Languages spoken	Ainu Language English Language Esperanto Language Korean Language
	National anthem	Kimigayo (1999)
	Calling Code	81


Cyclone-affected area
	Affected by cyclones	Tropical Storm Faxai Tropical Storm Halong Tropical Storm Linfa Show 39 more Even more Hide


Linguistic hint
	Adjectival form	Japanese


Breed origin
	Breeds orginating here	Akita Inu American Akita Hokkaido Show 15 more Even more Hide


Cryptid observation location
	Cryptid(s) occurring here	Hibagon


Countries
	Continent	Asia


Taxonomy Subject
	entry	Library of Congress Classification (DS, 801, 897)


Massage Origin
	Massage from Here	Shiatsu


Sports Team Location
	Teams	Japan men's national volleyball team Japan national baseball team Japan national football team Show 3 more Even more Hide


Thoroughbred racehorse origin
	Horses from this location	Admire Moon Agnes Flight Agnes Tachyon Show 23 more Even more Hide


Cryptid area of occurrence
	Cryptid(s) found here	Kaijin


Mythical creature location
	Mythical creature(s)	Hitodama Japanese dragon Kappa Show 8 more Even more Hide


Bibs Location
	Type	Country
	Is clear	no


Uncommon Topic
	Exceptions	Japanese designated city is not suited to be the administrative division type for Japanese Designated City. (Japanese designated city does not include the Administrative Division type., CheckAATypes) Japanese special ward is not suited to be the administrative division type for Japanese Special Ward. (Japanese special ward does not include the Administrative Division type., CheckAATypes)


Administrative Area
	Adjectival form	Japanese
	Administrative parent	Earth
	Administrative children	Aichi Prefecture Akita Prefecture Aomori Prefecture Show 44 more Even more Hide
	Short name	jp


Film
	Genres	Science Fiction


Newspaper circulation area
	Newspapers	Akahata Asahi Shimbun Courrier International Show 5 more Even more Hide


Netflix Genre
	Titles	1-Ichi 13 Assassins 1942 Show 1031 more Even more Hide


Base Equivalent Location
	Base	japan (yes)


Sport Country
	Athletic performances	2006 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships – Men's individual all-round (Silver medal, 2, Hiroyuki Tomita, 2006 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships) 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's Marathon (Silver medal, Yoshimi Ozaki, 2009 World Championships in Athletics) 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw (Bronze medal, Yukifumi Murakami, 2009 World Championships in Athletics) Show 2 more Even more Hide


TV Location
	TV episodes filmed here	Mutant Planet: Japan


Flag referent
	Flag	Flag of Japan (1999-08-13)


Organization advisor
	Organizations advised	Guess Club


Organization scope
	Organizations with this scope	Aikoku Kōtō Aikokusha Clean Government Political Assembly Show 73 more Even more Hide


Tag
	Tagged Topics	Seven Samurai


Military Combatant
	Military Commanders	World War II (Hideki Tojo) Battle of Nanjing (Iwane Matsui)
	Military Conflicts	Iraq War Battle of Nanjing Battle of Lanfeng Show 50 more Even more Hide


Fictional Setting
	Fictional Works Set Here	Zaregoto Series
	Fictional Characters Born Here	Hiroko Ai Ishi Nakamura Kaito Nakamura Show 10 more Even more Hide
	Universe	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
	Characters that have lived here	Hayato Gokudera Near


Statistical region
	Places exported to	? (2006, Sudan) 50400000000.0 (US$, 2008, United States of America) ? (Tuvalu) Show 3 more Even more Hide
	Places imported from	? (2006, Sudan) 21800000000.0 (US$, 2008, United States of America) ? (Tanzania) Show 3 more Even more Hide
	Fertility rate	1977 (1.8) 1978 (1.79) 1979 (1.77) Show 48 more Even more Hide
	GDP growth rate	8.033 (1973) -1.225 (1974) 12.044 (1961) Show 48 more Even more Hide
	Internet users as percentage of population	29.719 (2000) 38.152 (2001) 0.02 (1990) Show 18 more Even more Hide
	Life expectancy	67.666 (1960) 68.31 (1961) 68.595 (1962) Show 48 more Even more Hide
	Military expenditure as percentage of GDP	0.946 (1988) 0.929 (1989) 0.912 (1990) Show 20 more Even more Hide


Organization member
	Member of	Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation African Development Bank Asian Development Bank Show 6 more Even more Hide


Filming location
	Featured In Films	Cursed Demonlover Shall We Dance


Literature Subject
	Works Written About This Topic	69 Ace Ventura, pet detective. After the Banquet Show 251 more Even more Hide


Video Game Region
	Versions released in this region	11eyes CrossOver 11eyes: Tsumi to Batsu to Aganai no Shōjo 3D Dot Game Heroes Show 52 more Even more Hide


Asset Owner
	Assets owned	African Development Fund (5.4)


Governmental Jurisdiction
	Government bodies	Diet of Japan House of Councillors House of Peers House of Representatives of Japan
	Governing officials	House of Representatives of Japan (Yasuo Fukuda, Prime Minister of Japan, 1976-12-24, 1978-12-07, Prime minister) ? (Tomiichi Murayama, Prime Minister of Japan, 1994-06-30, 1996-01-11, Prime minister) ? (Noboru Takeshita, Prime Minister of Japan, 1987-11-06, 1989-06-03, Prime minister) Show 17 more Even more Hide
	Agencies	Agency for Cultural Affairs Japan Ministry of Health Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Show 12 more Even more Hide


Olympic participating country
	IOC Code	JPN
	Olympics participated in	1936 Summer Olympics 1952 Summer Olympics 1980 Winter Olympics Show 4 more Even more Hide
	Athletes	1920 Summer Olympics (Seiichiro Kashio, Tennis) 1920 Summer Olympics (Ichiya Kumagae, Tennis) 2008 Summer Olympics (Yasunobu Sekikawa, Weightlifting) Show 509 more Even more Hide
	Athletic performances	Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's artistic team all-around (Silver medal, Hiroyuki Tomita, Kohei Uchimura, Koki Sakamoto, Makoto Okiguchi, Takehiro Kashima, Takuya Nakase, 2008 Summer Olympics) Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's +78 kg (Silver medal, Maki Tsukada, 2008 Summer Olympics) Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 63 kg (Gold medal, Ayumi Tanimoto, 2008 Summer Olympics) Show 403 more Even more Hide


Olympic athlete affiliation
	Athlete	Hiroyasu Shimizu


Beer country / region
	Beers from here	Asahi Super Dry Kirin Ichiban OB Korea OB Lager Show 5 more Even more Hide


Kingdom
	Rulers	Akihito Emperor Ankan Emperor Antoku Show 68 more Even more Hide


Exhibition subject
	Exhibitions created about this subject	Heavy Light: Recent Photography and Video from Japan Japan Car: Designs for the Crowded Globe


Spirit-producing region
	Distilleries	Suntory


Military post
	People posted here	Brady Finta


Geographic scope
	Charities	Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation


Name source
	Things named after this	727 Nipponia


Location
	Geolocation	135.833685568 × 35.4111749285
	Contains	21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa AQ'A Hiroshima Center City Aba Show 10770 more Even more Hide
	Adjoins	China
	Time zone(s)	Japan Standard Time UTC+9
	People born here	Roger Parker (1975-05-14, Male) Abe Masao Airi & Meiri Show 735 more Even more Hide
	Adjectival form	Japanese
	Events	12th G7 summit 1998 FIVB Women's World Championship 19th G7 summit Show 55 more Even more Hide
	Nearby airports	Naval Air Facility Atsugi