Japan, Asia
This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 19 May 2025.
Image of Tokyo, capital city of Japan
Japan is an Advanced industrial nation pioneering robotics, high-speed rail, and green-hydrogen projects, supported by resilient infrastructure.
Japan in one word would be “Sushi,” meaning vinegared rice.
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Japan armorial
Japan is a country located in the Eastern Asia sub‑region of the Asia continent.
Easy learning about Japan |
The capital city of Japan is Tokyo.
| Japan is located in | Eastern Asia Asia Continent |
| Japan has a population of | 124,370,947 inhabitants within a total area of 377,835 Km2 (234,775 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| Japan’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 17 (world rank position) GPI scale of 1.53 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Japan HDI ranks in position nº 23 worldwide HDI of 0.925 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
| Japan’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 190 countries Japan passport ranks 2nd in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
| Japan GDP per capita is | $33,956 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
| Japan ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data) |
| Japan EPI (English Proficiency Index) | is classified as Low Proficiency has a score of 454 ranks 92nd worldwide (2024 data from EPI) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 36° 00' N, 138° 00' E Open in Google Maps |
| Japan Climate | varies from tropical in south to cool temperate in north |
| Most predominant religion | Shintoism, |
| Second most predominant religion | Buddhism, |
| Currency name & code | Yen (JPY) |
| Internet ccTLD | .jp |
| Japan calling code | +81 |
Japan administrative divisions
47 prefectures
- Aichi,
- Akita,
- Aomori,
- Chiba,
- Ehime,
- Fukui,
- Fukuoka,
- Fukushima,
- Gifu,
- Gunma,
- Hiroshima,
- Hokkaido,
- Hyogo,
- Ibaraki,
- Ishikawa,
- Iwate,
- Kagawa,
- Kagoshima,
- Kanagawa,
- Kochi,
- Kumamoto,
- Kyoto,
- Mie,
- Miyagi,
- Miyazaki,
- Nagano,
- Nagasaki,
- Nara,
- Niigata,
- Oita,
- Okayama,
- Okinawa,
- Osaka,
- Saga,
- Saitama,
- Shiga,
- Shimane,
- Shizuoka,
- Tochigi,
- Tokushima,
- Tokyo,
- Tottori,
- Toyama,
- Wakayama,
- Yamagata,
- Yamaguchi,
- Yamanashi
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