- National name Nihon-koku/State of Japan
- Area 377,535 sq km/145,766 sq mi
- Capital Tokyo
- Currency yen
- Population 127,914,000 (2005 est)
- Language Japanese (official), Ainu
- Religion Shinto, Buddhist (often combined), Christian (less than 1%)
- Time difference GMT +9
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