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Japan, Asia

This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 21 April 2025.

Japan is a country located in the Eastern Asia sub‑region of the Asia continent.

Easy learning about Japan

Japan is located in Eastern Asia
Asia Continent
Japan population 124 370 947 inhabitants
(2023 UN data)
Japan Area 377 835 Km2
( 234 775 sq mi)
Latitude & Longitude 36° 00' N, 138° 00' E
Japan Capital cityTokyo
Japan Climatevaries from tropical in south to cool temperate in north
Most predominant religionShintoism,
Second most predominant religionBuddhism,
Currency name & code Yen (JPY)
Internet ccTLD.jp
Japan calling code81
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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