# Japan

Japan

sovereign state, island country, country| Inception | 3 ochu ekelu 1947  |
| Name | Japan  |
| Official name | 日本国  |
| Native label | 日本  |
| Short name | Japan  |
| Name in kana | にっぽん, にほん  |
| Ethnic group | Japanese people, Koreans, Chinese people, Ainu people  |
| Religion or worldview | Shinto, Buddhism, Christianity  |
| Participant in | G4 nations, Treaty of Saint Petersburg, International Space Station  |
| Archives at | National Archives of Japan  |
| Named after | sunrise  |
| Official language | Japanese  |
| Anthem | Kimigayo  |
| Culture | culture of Japan  |
| Motto text | Endless discovery, Y Darganfod Diddiwedd, Descubrimento sen fin  |
| Continent | Asia  |
| Country | Japan  |
| Capital | Tokyo  |
| Located in time zone | Japan Standard Time, Asia/Tokyo, UTC+09:00  |
| Located in or next to body of water | Sea of Japan, Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, East China Sea, Philippine Sea  |
| Located in/on physical feature | Japanese archipelago, East Asia  |
| Coordinate location | 35°0′0″N 136°0′0″E  |
| Coordinates of easternmost point | 24°16′59″N 153°59′11″E  |
| Coordinates of northernmost point | 45°31′23″N 141°56′12″E  |
| Coordinates of southernmost point | 20°25′31″N 136°4′11″E  |
| Coordinates of westernmost point | 24°27′5″N 122°55′57″E  |
| Highest point | 富士山  |
| Lowest point | Hachirōgata  |
| Basic form of government | constitutional monarchy  |
| Office held by head of state | Emperor of Japan  |
| Head of state | Naruhito  |
| Office held by head of government | Prime Minister of Japan  |
| Head of government | Sanae Takaichi  |
| Has cabinet | Cabinet of Japan  |
| Executive body | Cabinet of Japan  |
| Legislative body | Kokkai  |
| Highest judicial authority | Supreme Court of Japan  |
| Central bank | Bank of Japan  |
| Currency | yen  |
| Has boundary | borders of Japan  |
| Coextensive with | nationwide forecast area  |
| Driving side | left  |
| Electrical plug type | NEMA 1-15, NEMA 5-15  |
| Replaces | Second Shō Dynasty, Dai-Nippon Teikoku  |
| Right to vote | universal suffrage, age limit  |
| Studied by | Japanese studies  |
| Hashtag | Japan, 日本  |
| Top-level Internet domain | .jp  |
| Main regulatory text | Constitution of Japan  |
| Flag | flag of Japan  |
| Coat of arms | Imperial crest of Japan  |
| Has seal, badge, or sigil | Imperial crest of Japan, national seal  |
| Official symbol | Sasakia charonda, Phasianus versicolor, cherry blossom, Chrysanthemum morifolium, 相撲  |
| Topographic map | Atlas of Japan  |
| Geography of topic | Geography of Japan  |
| Has characteristic | free country  |
| History of topic | history of Japan  |
| ‎most populous urban area | Tokyo  |
| Railway traffic side | left  |
| Open data portal | data.go.jp  |
| Economy of topic | economy of Japan  |
| Demographics of topic | demographics of Japan  |
| Gregorian calendar start date | 1 ochu ajodudu 1873  |
| WordLift URL |   |
| Mastodon instance URL |    |
| Mobile country code | 440, 441  |
| Telephone country code | +81  |
| Trunk prefix | 0  |
| Emergency phone number | 119, 110, 118  |
| GS1 country code | 450-459, 490-499  |
| Licence plate code | J  |
| Maritime identification digits | 431, 432  |
| Stack Exchange tag |   |
| Unicode character | 🇯🇵  |
| Category for honorary citizens of entity | Q7981952  |
| Category for the view of the item | Category:Views of Japan from above  |
| Category for maps or plans | Category:Maps of Japan  |

  From Wikidata
**Japan** Ódò Asia amone kù ma gbaluka kù ma ki Tokyo.