Japan

Extracted Attributes

• Capital

  Tokyo

• Terrain

  Approximately 75% mountainous and heavily forested

• Location

  East Asia, Northwest Pacific Ocean

• Total Area

  377,975 square kilometers (145,937 sq mi)

• Major Islands

  Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, Shikoku, Okinawa

• Monetary Unit

  Yen (¥)

• Total Islands

  14,121

• Economic Status

  Developed country, great power, one of the world's largest economies (3rd by nominal GDP)

• Government Type

  Constitutional monarchy with a bicameral legislature (National Diet)

• Life Expectancy

  World's highest

• Population Rank

  11th most populous country globally

• Type of Country

  Island country, Archipelago

• Official Language

  None

• Official Religion

  None

• Geological Feature

  Part of the Ring of Fire

• Leading Industries

  Automotive, electronics, robotics

• Administrative Divisions

  47 prefectures, 8 traditional regions

• Largest Metropolitan Area

  Greater Tokyo Area (most populous globally)

• Head of State (Ceremonial)

  Emperor Naruhito

• Population (2025 projection)

  Over 123 million (123,802,000 as per Wikidata)

• Key Social/Economic Challenges

  Population decline, high proportion of elderly citizens, prolonged economic stagnation (Lost Decades)

Timeline

• First known habitation of the archipelago dates to the Upper Paleolithic period (c. 36,000 BC). (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia)

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• First written mention of the archipelago appears in a Chinese chronicle (the Book of Han) finished in the 2nd century AD. (Source: DBPedia)

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• Kingdoms of Japan unified under an emperor between the 4th and 9th centuries. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia)

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• Actual power shifted to military dictators (shōgun) and feudal lords (daimyō) from the 12th century. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia)

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• Country reunified under the Tokugawa shogunate, which implemented an isolationist foreign policy. (Source: Summary, DBPedia)

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• U.S. forces compelled Japan to open to Western trade, ending the shogunate's isolationist policy. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia)

  1854-00-00

• Restoration of imperial power (Meiji Restoration) following the end of the shogunate. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia)

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• Japan invaded China. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia)

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• Japan attacked the United States and European colonial powers, entering World War II as an Axis power. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia)

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• Japan surrendered after being defeated in the Pacific War and suffering the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia)

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• Japan adopted a new constitution during the Allied occupation. (Source: Summary, Wikidata, DBPedia)

  1947-05-03

• Japan joined the United Nations. (Source: DBPedia)

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• Japan held the title of the world's second largest economy, a position it maintained for over 40 years. (Source: Web Search)

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• Began a prolonged period of economic stagnation, referred to as the Lost Decades, following the collapse of the asset price bubble. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, Web Search)

  1990-00-00

• Japan ceded its position as the world's second largest economy to China. (Source: Web Search)

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• Emperor Naruhito succeeded his father Akihito upon his accession to the Chrysanthemum Throne. (Source: Web Search)

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• Agreed to provide $550 billion to fund strategic American projects as part of a new trade deal with the United States. (Source: Summary, Related Documents)

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Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland, it is bordered to the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. The Japanese archipelago consists of four major islands alongside 14,121 smaller islands, covering 377,975 square kilometers (145,937 sq mi). Divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions, about 75% of the country's terrain is mountainous and heavily forested, concentrating its agriculture and highly urbanized population along its eastern coastal plains. With a population of over 123 million as of 2025, it is the 11th most populous country. The country's capital and largest city is Tokyo. The first known habitation of the archipelago dates to the Upper Paleolithic, with the beginning of the Japanese Paleolithic dating to c. 36,000 BC. Between the 4th and 6th centuries, its kingdoms were united under an emperor in Nara and later Heian-kyō. From the 12th century, actual power was held by military dictators known as shōgun and feudal lords called daimyō, enforced by warrior nobility named samurai. After rule by the Kamakura and Ashikaga shogunates and a century of warring states, Japan was unified in 1600 by the Tokugawa shogunate, which implemented an isolationist foreign policy. In 1853, an American fleet forced Japan to open trade to the West, which led to the end of the shogunate and the restoration of imperial power in 1868. In the Meiji period, Japan pursued rapid industrialization and modernization, as well as militarism and overseas colonization. The country invaded China in 1937 and attacked the United States and European colonial powers in 1941, thus entering World War II as an Axis power. After being defeated in the Pacific War and suffering the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan surrendered in 1945 and came under Allied occupation. Afterwards, the country underwent rapid economic growth and became one of the five earliest major non-NATO allies of the U.S. Since the collapse of the Japanese asset price bubble in the early 1990s, it has experienced a prolonged period of economic stagnation referred to as the Lost Decades. Japan is a constitutional monarchy with a bicameral legislature known as the National Diet. It is a great power and the only Asian member of the G7, and has constitutionally renounced its right to declare war but maintains one of the world's strongest militaries. A developed country with one of the world's largest economies by nominal GDP, it is a global leader in the automotive, electronics, and robotics industries, in addition to making significant contributions to science and technology. It is consistently ranked within the top three countries on lists of highest life expectancies, but is undergoing a severe population decline and has the highest proportion of elderly citizens of any country in the world. The culture of Japan is globally well known, especially its popular culture, which includes art, cuisine, films, music, animation, comics, and video games.

Web Search Results

• Japan - Wikipedia

  Japan( is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. The Japanese archipelago consists of four major islands and thousands of smaller islands, covering 377,975 square kilometers (145,937 sq mi). Divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions, about three-quarters of the [...] Japan is a constitutional monarchy with a bicameral legislature, the National Diet. A great power and the only Asian member of the G7, the country has constitutionally renounced its right to declare war, but maintains one of the world's strongest militaries. A developed country with one of the world's largest economies by nominal GDP "List of countries by GDP (nominal)"), Japan is a global leader in the automotive, robotics, and electronics industries, and has made significant contributions to [...] Japan is a unitary state and constitutional monarchy in which the power of the Emperor (_Tennō_) is limited to a ceremonial role.( Executive power is instead wielded by the Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet, whose sovereignty is vested in the Japanese people.( is the Emperor of Japan, having succeeded his father Akihito upon his accession to the Chrysanthemum Throne in 2019.( Image 28 The National Diet Building

• Japan - Country Profile, Key Facts and Original Articles

  Japan is a fascinating country of economic and business prowess, rich culture, technical wizardry, spatial conundrums and contradictions. Japan held onto the title of the world’s second largest economy for more than 40 years from 1968 to 2010. Tokyo, Japan’s capital city, is the world’s largest metropolitan area, with a population of 32.5 million people. Despite having an area slightly bigger than Germany and smaller than California, Japan is the world’s tenth largest country by population, [...] Japan is an archipelago of some 6,852 islands located in a volcanic zone on the Pacific Ring of Fire. A nearly continuous series of ocean trenches, volcanic arcs and shifting tectonic plates, the Pacific Ring of Fire accounts for more than 75 percent of the world’s active volcanoes and 90 percent of the world’s earthquakes. [...] Japan is the world’s third largest economy, having ceded the second spot to China in 2010. Since the collapse of the property bubble in 1989, Japan has faced extended periods of economic stagnation, deflation and relatively high unemployment, at least compared to the nearly full employment Japanese companies managed to sustain for much of the post-WWII era. Among other issues, Japan’s economic performance has been constrained by weak domestic demand and a rigid labor market that has limited

• Japan | History, Flag, Map, Population, & Facts | Britannica

  Japan, island country lying off the east coast of Asia. It consists of a great string of islands in a northeast-southwest arc that stretches for approximately 1,500 miles (2,400 km) through the western North Pacific Ocean. Nearly the entire land area is taken up by the country’s four main islands; from north to south these are Hokkaido (Hokkaidō), Honshu (Honshū), Shikoku, and Kyushu (Kyūshū). Honshu is the largest of the four, followed in size by Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku. In addition, [...] Japan is bounded to the west by the Sea of Japan (East Sea), which separates it from the eastern shores of South and North Korea and southeastern Siberia (Russia); to the north by La Perouse (Sōya) Strait, separating it from Russian-held Sakhalin Island, and by the Sea of Okhotsk; to the northeast by the southern Kuril Islands (since World War II under Soviet and then Russian administration); to the east and south by the Pacific; and to the southwest by the East China Sea, which separates it [...] _(Show more)_ Official Language: none1 _(Show more)_ Official Religion: none _(Show more)_ Official Name: Nihon, or Nippon (Japan) _(Show more)_ Total Area (Sq Km): 377,969 _(Show more)_ Total Area (Sq Mi): 145,934 _(Show more)_ Monetary Unit: yen (¥) _(Show more)_ Population Rank: (2025) 11 _(Show more)_ Population Projection 2030: 120,984,000 _(Show more)_ Density: Persons Per Sq Mi: (2025) 843.6 _(Show more)_ Density: Persons Per Sq Km: (2025) 325.7

• Information for U.S. citizens traveling to Japan

  Japan is a seismically active country with frequent earthquakes, typhoons, and other natural disasters. In some cases, earthquakes can lead to tsunamis. In the event of a disaster during your travel, authorities will provide guidance on what to do in the immediate aftermath. In some cases, an alarm may sound just before an earthquake or other disaster strikes the area. The Japanese government pushes safety alerts to users via several apps, including at least one that provides English language

• Tourism in Japan - Wikipedia

  Japan has 26 World Heritage Sites, including Himeji Castle and the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto "Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)") and Nara. Popular attractions for foreign visitors include cities like Tokyo and Osaka, Mount Fuji, Kyoto, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki; ski resorts such as Niseko in Hokkaido; Okinawa; riding the Shinkansen; and experiencing Japan’s network of traditional inns (ryokan) and hot springs (onsen). [...] | Culture | Aesthetics Anime / Manga Architecture Art Bonsai Cinema Class S (genre) "Class S (genre)") Cuisine (wine) Festivals Flag Folklore Games Gardens Geisha Genderless fashion Hikikomori Hanami Henohenomoheji Icons Ikebana Irezumi Kawaii LGBTQ culture Literature Martial arts Media Music Mythology Names National symbols No-pan kissa Onsen / Sentō Otokonoko Origami Popular culture Sport Shinto Tea ceremony Television Theatre Video games Zen | [...] For much of post-war period, Japan has been an exceptionally unattractive tourist destination for its population and GDP size. According to the IMF, WTO, and OECD, from 1995 to 2014, it was by far the least visited country. As of 2013, Japan was one of the least visited countries in the OECD on a per capita basis. Japan avoided campaigns to attract inbound tourists, especially because its large current account surplus had caused international friction with some countries. There were also

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• Country

  Japan

• Instance Of

  Q6256

• Population

  123,802,000

• Coordinates

  Lat: 35.0, Lon: 136.0

• Inception Date

  5/3/1947

Japan (Japanese: 日本, Nippon or Nihon, and formally 日本国, Nihonkoku) is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans an archipelago of 6852 islands covering 377,975 square kilometers (145,937 sq mi); the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa. Tokyo is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the most densely populated and urbanized. About three-fourths of the country's terrain is mountainous, concentrating its population of 123.2 million on narrow coastal plains. Japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions. The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world, with more than 35.6 million residents. Japan has been inhabited since the Upper Paleolithic period (30,000 BC), though the first written mention of the archipelago appears in a Chinese chronicle (the Book of Han) finished in the 2nd century AD. Between the 4th and 9th centuries, the kingdoms of Japan became unified under an emperor and the imperial court based in Heian-kyō. Beginning in the 12th century, political power was held by a series of military dictators (shōgun) and feudal lords (daimyō) and enforced by a class of warrior nobility (samurai). After a century-long period of civil war, the country was reunified in 1603 under the Tokugawa shogunate, which enacted an isolationist foreign policy. In 1854, a United States fleet forced Japan to open trade to the West, which led to the end of the shogunate and the restoration of imperial power in 1868. In the Meiji period, the Empire of Japan adopted a Western-modeled constitution and pursued a program of industrialization and modernization. Amidst a rise in militarism and overseas colonization, Japan invaded China in 1937 and entered World War II as an Axis power in 1941. After suffering defeat in the Pacific War and two atomic bombings, Japan surrendered in 1945 and came under a seven-year Allied occupation, during which it adopted a new constitution and began a military alliance with the United States. Under the 1947 constitution, Japan has maintained a unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy with a bicameral legislature, the National Diet. Japan is a developed country, member of OECD ,and a great power in global politics. Its economy is the world's third-largest by nominal GDP and the fourth-largest by PPP. Although Japan has renounced its right to declare war, the country maintains Self-Defense Forces that rank as one of the world's strongest militaries. After World War II, Japan experienced record growth in an economic miracle, becoming the second-largest economy in the world by 1972 but has stagnated since 1995 in what is referred to as the Lost Decades. Japan has the world's highest life expectancy, though it is experiencing a decline in population. A global leader in the automotive, robotics and electronics industries, the country has made significant contributions to science and technology. The culture of Japan is well known around the world, including its art, cuisine, film, music, and popular culture, which encompasses prominent comic, animation and video game industries. It is a member of numerous international organizations, including the United Nations (since 1956), G20 and Group of Seven.