Japan, JP
Japan: Independent country in East Asia, situated on an archipelago of five main and over 6,800 smaller islands
About
Quick Facts about Japan
| Population : | 125,961,625 |
| Country : | Japan |
| Head of government : | Prime Minister of Japan |
| Twitter username : | JapanGov, japan |
| Plate code : | J |
| Area : | 377972.28 km2 |
| Official name : | 日本国, le Japon |
| Has part : | Western Japan, island of Japan, Eastern Japan, region of Japan, Central Japan, Southern Japan, Northern Japan |
| Continent : | Asia |
| Annual number of weddings : | 635156, 621000 |
| Easternmost point : | Point(153.986388888 24.283055555), Point(145.817555555 43.385361111) |
| Northernmost point : | Point(141.936583333 45.523027777), Point(141.936388888 45.522777777), Point(148.752222222 45.557222222) |
| Legislative body : | National Diet |
| Official language : | Japanese |
| Capital : | Nagaoka-kyō, Heian-kyō, Heijō-kyō, Tokyo, Edo, Fukuhara-kyō, Shigaraki Palace |
| Establishment : | January 01, 1970 (77 years ago) |
| Time Zone : | Japan Standard Time |
| Local time : | 10:48:15 (25th November 2024) |
Geography
Japan is located at 35°41'7"N 139°45'11"E (35.6853600, 139.7530900). It has 6 neighbors: Taiwan, Philippines, China, South Korea, Russia and United States.
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The largest city of Japan is Tokyo with a population of 13,942,856. Other cities include, Nagoya population 2,325,918, Sapporo population 1,958,756, Kawasaki population 1,530,457 and Kyoto population 1,466,264. See all Japan cities & populated places.
- Official Website
Official website of Japan
- Yoshihide Suga , 2020-09-16T00:00:00Z
- Shinzō Abe , 16 September, 2020 2012-12-26T00:00:00Z
Japan has 6 neighbours.
- Taiwan A democratic republic in East Asia with limited recognition
- Republic of the Philippines Independent country in Southeast Asia
- People’s Republic of China Independent country in East Asia
- Republic of Korea Independent country in East Asia
- Russian Federation Independent country in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia
- United States Independent country in North America
- Nagasaki Prefecture
- Toyama Prefecture
- Miyagi Prefecture
- Akita Prefecture
- Ibaraki Prefecture
- Tochigi Prefecture
- Fukushima Prefecture
- Kumamoto Prefecture
- Ishikawa Prefecture
- Yamagata Prefecture
- Wakayama Prefecture
- Nagano Prefecture
- Kagoshima Prefecture
- Shizuoka Prefecture
- Iwate Prefecture
- Okinawa Prefecture
- Aichi Prefecture
- Gunma Prefecture
- Ehime Prefecture
- Fukui Prefecture
- Gifu Prefecture
- Fukuoka Prefecture
- Ōsaka Prefecture
- Saitama Prefecture
- Hyōgo Prefecture
- Aomori Prefecture
- Yamanashi Prefecture
- Mie Prefecture
- Tokushima Prefecture
- Hokkaidō
- Shimane Prefecture
- Ōita Prefecture
- Niigata Prefecture
- Nara Prefecture
- Chiba Prefecture
- Kagawa Prefecture
- Kyōto Prefecture
- Kōchi Prefecture
- Saga Prefecture
- Miyazaki Prefecture
- Tottori Prefecture
- Yamaguchi Prefecture
- Hiroshima Prefecture
- Shiga Prefecture
- Kanagawa Prefecture
- Tokyo
- Okayama Prefecture
Demographics
| Year | Population | % Change | Method |
| 1960 | 92,500,572 | - | (Worldbank) |
| 1961 | 94,943,000 | 2.57% | (Worldbank) |
| 1962 | 95,832,000 | 0.93% | (Worldbank) |
| 1963 | 96,812,000 | 1.01% | (Worldbank) |
| 1964 | 97,826,000 | 1.04% | (Worldbank) |
| 1965 | 98,883,000 | 1.07% | (Worldbank) |
| 1966 | 99,790,000 | 0.91% | (Worldbank) |
| 1967 | 100,725,000 | 0.93% | (Worldbank) |
| 1968 | 101,061,000 | 0.33% | (Worldbank) |
| 1969 | 103,172,000 | 2.05% | (Worldbank) |
| 1970 | 104,345,000 | 1.12% | (Worldbank) |
| 1971 | 105,697,000 | 1.28% | (Worldbank) |
| 1972 | 107,188,000 | 1.39% | (Worldbank) |
| 1973 | 108,079,000 | 0.82% | (Worldbank) |
| 1974 | 110,162,000 | 1.89% | (Worldbank) |
| 1975 | 111,940,000 | 1.59% | (Worldbank) |
| 1976 | 112,771,000 | 0.74% | (Worldbank) |
| 1977 | 113,863,000 | 0.96% | (Worldbank) |
| 1978 | 114,898,000 | 0.9% | (Worldbank) |
| 1979 | 115,870,000 | 0.84% | (Worldbank) |
| 1980 | 116,782,000 | 0.78% | (Worldbank) |
| 1981 | 117,648,000 | 0.74% | (Worldbank) |
| 1982 | 118,449,000 | 0.68% | (Worldbank) |
| 1983 | 119,259,000 | 0.68% | (Worldbank) |
| 1984 | 120,018,000 | 0.63% | (Worldbank) |
| 1985 | 120,754,000 | 0.61% | (Worldbank) |
| 1986 | 121,492,000 | 0.61% | (Worldbank) |
| 1987 | 122,091,000 | 0.49% | (Worldbank) |
| 1988 | 122,613,000 | 0.43% | (Worldbank) |
| 1989 | 123,116,000 | 0.41% | (Worldbank) |
| 1990 | 123,537,000 | 0.34% | (Worldbank) |
| 1991 | 123,921,000 | 0.31% | (Worldbank) |
| 1992 | 124,229,000 | 0.25% | (Worldbank) |
| 1993 | 124,536,000 | 0.25% | (Worldbank) |
| 1994 | 124,961,000 | 0.34% | (Worldbank) |
| 1995 | 125,570,246 | 0.49% | census |
| 1996 | 125,757,000 | 0.15% | (Worldbank) |
| 1997 | 126,057,000 | 0.24% | (Worldbank) |
| 1998 | 126,400,000 | 0.27% | (Worldbank) |
| 1999 | 126,631,000 | 0.18% | (Worldbank) |
| 2000 | 126,925,843 | 0.23% | census |
| 2001 | 127,149,000 | 0.18% | (Worldbank) |
| 2002 | 127,445,000 | 0.23% | (Worldbank) |
| 2003 | 127,718,000 | 0.21% | (Worldbank) |
| 2004 | 127,761,000 | 0.03% | (Worldbank) |
| 2005 | 127,767,994 | 0.01% | census |
| 2006 | 127,854,000 | 0.07% | (Worldbank) |
| 2007 | 128,001,000 | 0.11% | (Worldbank) |
| 2008 | 128,063,000 | 0.05% | (Worldbank) |
| 2009 | 128,047,000 | -0.01% | (Worldbank) |
| 2010 | 128,057,352 | 0.01% | census |
| 2011 | 127,833,000 | -0.18% | (Worldbank) |
| 2012 | 127,629,000 | -0.16% | (Worldbank) |
| 2013 | 127,445,000 | -0.14% | (Worldbank) |
| 2014 | 127,276,000 | -0.13% | (Worldbank) |
| 2015 | 127,094,745 | -0.14% | census |
| 2016 | 126,994,511 | -0.08% | (Worldbank) |
| 2017 | 126,785,797 | -0.16% | census |
| 2018 | 126,434,565 | -0.28% | Sevastopol |
| 2019 | 126,309,690 | -0.1% | Sevastopol |
| 2020 | 125,961,625 | -0.28% | Sevastopol |
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