# Ja̱pan

Japan

sovereign state, island country, country| Inception | 3 Hywan Pfon 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  |
| Ka̱byen | 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 Hywan Yring 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  |
| Vehicle registration 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  |

**Ja̱pan** a̱ yet kabyen ka a shyi a̱katyyi bashekkwot ni island azagbang a̱ta̱ntson Ashiya. Ka̱byen ka a shyi a̱katyyi agbadang nkyei ba̱shekkwot pacifik naat country azagbang kaza wwon a̱ ya byit bu kyei ba̱shekkwot Japan, a̱zagbang azanshringit is bordered on the west by the Sea o nyyak a tat duyyu bashekkwot Okhotsk. Ka̱byen ka a ya kyei ka̱mak kilomita cci kop cci tsat bu̱ nswak a̱tuyring bu̱ a̱tuyring, bucci akunbvuyring bu̱ nswak atuyring bu̱ apfwon (377,975). Japan a̱ byyi ka̱tswa ba̱nyet ba̱ rau miliyon cci bu̱ nswak nhwa bu̱ a̱tat (123million) u̱ du̱ryya 2025, nkpa n byyi ba n yet ka̱byen a̱nba swak bu̱ a̱yring u̱ ka̱tswa ba̱nyeyyu.