Formal Name:
Japan

Local Name:
Nihon

Local Formal Name:
Nihon Koku


Location:

Asia



Status:

UN Member Country



Capital City:

Tokyo (Tõkyõ)



Main Cities:

Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Kyoto



Population:

125,422,000



Area:

377,800 km2



Currency:

1 yen = 100 sen



Languages:

Japanese, Korean, Chinese



Religions:

Shinto, Buddhist, Christian

 Marcel Wouterse on 12th December 2012