Japan

Japan

Japan /dʒəˈpæn/ is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. The characters that make up Japan's name mean "sun-origin", which is why Japan is sometimes referred to as the "Land of the Rising Sun". Japan is an archipelago of 6,852 islands. The four largest islands are Honshū, Hokkaidō, Kyūshū and Shikoku, together accounting for ninety-seven percent of...
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quick facts
Capital:Tokyo
Population:127,756,000
Official language:Japanese Language
Currency:Japanese yen
Area:145,897.6 sq. mi.
GDP:$4,844,000,000,000
Form of government:Constitutional monarchy, Parliamentary system, Monarchy
Also known as:日本, Nihon, Nippon

Capital city of Japan

Tokyo
Tokyo
Population:8,731,000

Tokyo [toːkjoː], English: /ˈtoʊki.oʊ/; officially Tokyo Metropolis , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family. Tokyo is in the Kantō region on the southeastern side of the main island Honshu...
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National landmarks of Japan

Rainbow Bridge
Rainbow Bridge

The Rainbow Bridge is a suspension bridge crossing northern Tokyo Bay between Shibaura Pier and the Odaiba waterfront development in Minato, Tokyo,...
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Sensō-ji
Sensō-ji

Sensō-ji is an ancient Buddhist temple located in Asakusa, Taitō, Tokyo. It is Tokyo's oldest temple, and one of its most significant....
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Tokyo Tower
Tokyo Tower

Tokyo Tower is a communications and observation tower located in Shiba Park, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. At 332.5 metres , it is the second tallest...
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Major cities in Japan

CityPopulation
Tokyo 12,790,000
Hyogo Prefecture 5,595,212
Western Tokyo 4,128,111
Yokohama 3,650,000
Suzuka 197,437
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Population history of Japan

YearEstimated Population
2011 127,960,000
2010 127,450,460
2009 127,557,960
2008 127,704,040
2007 127,770,750
2006 127,756,000
2005 127,773,000
2004 127,761,000
2003 127,718,000
2002 127,445,000
2001 127,149,000
2000 126,870,000
1999 126,650,000
1998 126,410,000
1997 126,091,000
1996 125,761,000
1995 125,439,000
1994 124,961,000
1993 124,536,000
1992 124,229,000
1991 123,921,000
1990 123,537,000
1989 123,116,000
1988 122,613,000
1987 122,091,000
1986 121,492,000
1985 120,754,000
1984 120,018,000
1983 119,259,000
1982 118,449,000
1981 117,648,000
1980 116,782,000
1979 115,870,000
1978 114,898,000
1977 113,863,000
1976 112,771,000
1975 111,940,000
1974 110,162,000
1973 108,079,000
1972 107,188,000
1971 105,697,000
1970 104,345,000
1969 103,172,000
1968 101,061,000
1967 100,725,000
1966 99,790,000
1965 98,883,000
1964 97,826,000
1963 96,812,000
1962 95,832,000
1961 94,943,000
1960 92,500,572
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Government officials of Japan

OfficialOfficeStart of Term
Yoshihiko Noda Prime Minister of Japan 2011
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Olympic medals won by Japan

OlympicsEventAthleteMedal
2010 Winter Olympics Men's 500m Keiichiro Nagashima Silver medal
2010 Winter Olympics Men's 500m Joji Kato Bronze medal
2010 Winter Olympics Figure skating - Men's singles Daisuke Takahashi Bronze medal
2010 Winter Olympics Women's Singles Mao Asada Silver medal
2010 Winter Olympics Women's Team Pursuit Masako Hozumi Silver medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Gymnastics, team competition Koki Sakamoto Silver medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's Judo, + 78kg (heavyweight) Maki Tsukada Silver medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's Judo, 57 - 63kg (Half-Middleweight) Ayumi Tanimoto Gold medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's Judo, - 48kg (extra-lightweight) Ryoko Tani Bronze medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's Judo, 63-70kg (Middleweight) Masae Ueno Gold medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Judo, + 100kg (heavyweight) Satoshi Ishii Gold medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's 200m breaststroke Kosuke Kitajima Gold medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's 100m breaststroke Kosuke Kitajima Gold medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's Freestyle Wrestling, Lightweight 48 - 55kg Saori Yoshida Gold medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's Freestyle Wrestling, Flyweight 48 kg Chiharu Icho Silver medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's Volleyball Megumi Kurihara
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Beach Volleyball Kentaro Asahi
2008 Summer Olympics Women's Beach Volleyball Mika Saiki
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Track cycling, Keirin Kiyofumi Nagai Bronze medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Foil individual Yuki Ota Silver medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Gymnastics, individual all-round Kohei Uchimura Silver medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Judo, 60 - 66kg (half-lightweight) Masato Uchishiba Gold medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's Judo, 48 - 52kg (half-lightweight) Misato Nakamura Bronze medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's 200m butterfly Takeshi Matsuda Bronze medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's 200m backstroke Reiko Nakamura Bronze medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Freestyle Wrestling, Bantamweight 55kg Tomohiro Matsunaga Silver medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Freestyle Wrestling, Featherweight 55 - 60 kg Kenichi Yumoto Bronze medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's Freestyle Wrestling, Middleweight 55 - 63 kg Kaori Icho Gold medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's Freestyle Wrestling, Heavyweight 63 - 72kg Kyoko Hamaguchi Bronze medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's 3 metre springboard Alexandre Despatie Silver medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's 4x100m medley relay Kosuke Kitajima Bronze medal
2006 Winter Olympics Women's Singles Shizuka Arakawa Gold medal
2004 Summer Olympics Women's Volleyball Tomoko Yoshihara
2004 Summer Olympics Women's Beach Volleyball Ryoko Tokuno
2004 Summer Olympics Men's Archery, individual Hiroshi Yamamoto Silver medal
2004 Summer Olympics Men's Hammer throw Koji Murofushi Gold medal
2004 Summer Olympics Women's Athletics, Marathon Mizuki Noguchi Gold medal
2004 Summer Olympics Men's Horizontal bar Isao Yoneda Bronze medal
2004 Summer Olympics Men's Parallel bars Hiroyuki Tomita Silver medal
2004 Summer Olympics Men's Pommel horse Takehiro Kashima Bronze medal
2004 Summer Olympics Men's Judo, - 60 kg Men (extra lightweight) Tadahiro Nomura Gold medal
2004 Summer Olympics Men's Judo, 60 - 66kg (half-lightweight) Masato Uchishiba Gold medal
2004 Summer Olympics Men's Judo, 81 - 90kg (middleweight) Hiroshi Izumi Silver medal
2004 Summer Olympics Men's Judo, + 100kg (heavyweight) Keiji Suzuki Gold medal
2004 Summer Olympics Women's Judo, - 48kg (extra-lightweight) Ryoko Tani Gold medal
2004 Summer Olympics Women's Judo, 48 - 52kg (half-lightweight) Yuki Yokosawa Silver medal
2004 Summer Olympics Women's Judo, 57 - 63kg (Half-Middleweight) Ayumi Tanimoto Gold medal
2004 Summer Olympics Women's Judo, 63-70kg (Middleweight) Masae Ueno Gold medal
2004 Summer Olympics Women's Judo, 70 - 78kg (half-heavyweight) Noriko Anno Gold medal
2004 Summer Olympics Women's Judo, + 78kg (heavyweight) Maki Tsukada Gold medal
2004 Summer Olympics Men's 100m backstroke Tomomi Morita Bronze medal
2004 Summer Olympics Men's 100m breaststroke Kosuke Kitajima Gold medal
2004 Summer Olympics Men's 200m breaststroke Kosuke Kitajima Gold medal
2004 Summer Olympics Men's 200m butterfly Takashi Yamamoto Silver medal
2004 Summer Olympics Women's 800m freestyle Ai Shibata Gold medal
2004 Summer Olympics Women's 200m backstroke Reiko Nakamura Bronze medal
2004 Summer Olympics Women's 200m butterfly Yuko Nakanishi Bronze medal
2004 Summer Olympics Men's Freestyle Wrestling, Bantamweight 55kg Chikara Tanabe Bronze medal
2004 Summer Olympics Men's Freestyle Wrestling, Featherweight 55 - 60 kg Kenji Inoue Bronze medal
2004 Summer Olympics Women's Freestyle Wrestling, Flyweight 48 kg Chiharu Icho Silver medal
2004 Summer Olympics Women's Freestyle Wrestling, Lightweight 48 - 55kg Saori Yoshida Gold medal
2004 Summer Olympics Women's Freestyle Wrestling, Middleweight 55 - 63 kg Kaori Icho Gold medal
2004 Summer Olympics Women's Freestyle Wrestling, Heavyweight 63 - 72kg Kyoko Hamaguchi Bronze medal
2004 Summer Olympics Men's 470 - Two Person Dinghy Kenjiro Todoroki Bronze medal
2004 Summer Olympics Men's 470 - Two Person Dinghy Kazuto Seki Bronze medal
2004 Summer Olympics Men's Road cycling, individual road race Yasutaka Tashiro
2004 Summer Olympics Men's 4x100m medley relay Kosuke Kitajima Bronze medal
2002 Winter Olympics Women's Moguls Tae Satoya Bronze medal
2002 Winter Olympics Men's 500m Hiroyasu Shimizu Silver medal
2000 Summer Olympics Women's Beach Volleyball Yukiko Takahashi
2000 Summer Olympics Women's Beach Volleyball Yuki Ishizaka
2000 Summer Olympics Women's Athletics, Marathon Naoko Takahashi Gold medal
2000 Summer Olympics Men's Judo, - 60 kg Men (extra lightweight) Tadahiro Nomura Gold medal
2000 Summer Olympics Men's Judo, 73 - 81kg (half-middleweight) Makoto Takimoto Gold medal
2000 Summer Olympics Men's Judo, 90 - 100kg (half-heavyweight) Kosei Inoue Gold medal
2000 Summer Olympics Men's Judo, + 100kg (heavyweight) Shinichi Shinohara Silver medal
2000 Summer Olympics Women's Judo, - 48kg (extra-lightweight) Ryoko Tani Gold medal
2000 Summer Olympics Women's Judo, 48 - 52kg (half-lightweight) Noriko Narazaki Silver medal
2000 Summer Olympics Women's Judo, 52 - 57kg (Lightweight) Kie Kusakabe Bronze medal
2000 Summer Olympics Women's Judo, + 78kg (heavyweight) Mayumi Yamashita Bronze medal
2000 Summer Olympics Women's 100m backstroke Mai Nakamura Silver medal
2000 Summer Olympics Women's 200m backstroke Miki Nakao Bronze medal
2000 Summer Olympics Women's 400m individual medley Yasuko Tajima Silver medal
2000 Summer Olympics Women's Taekwondo, Middleweight 57 - 67 kg Yoriko Okamoto Bronze medal
2000 Summer Olympics Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling, Lightweight 63-69 kg Katsuhiko Nagata Silver medal
2000 Summer Olympics Men's Mountain Biking, Cross-Country Raita Suzuki
2000 Summer Olympics Women's Mountain Biking, Cross-Country Hiroko Nambu
1998 Winter Olympics Women's 500 m Tomomi Okazaki Bronze medal
1998 Winter Olympics Women's Moguls Tae Satoya Gold medal
1998 Winter Olympics Men's Large hill individual Kazuyoshi Funaki Gold medal
1998 Winter Olympics Men's Individual Normal Hill Kazuyoshi Funaki Silver medal
1998 Winter Olympics Men's Large hill individual Masahiko Harada Bronze medal
1998 Winter Olympics Men's 500m Hiroyasu Shimizu Gold medal
1998 Winter Olympics Men's 1000m Hiroyasu Shimizu Bronze medal
1998 Winter Olympics Men's 500m Takafumi Nishitani Gold medal
1998 Winter Olympics Men's 500m Hitoshi Uematsu Bronze medal
1996 Summer Olympics Women's Volleyball Kaiyo Hoshini
1996 Summer Olympics Men's Beach Volleyball Shoji Setoyama
1996 Summer Olympics Women's Beach Volleyball Sachiko Fujita
1996 Summer Olympics Women's Beach Volleyball Yuki Ishizaka
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Wars and battles involving Japan

Iraq War
Iraq War
(2003 - 2011)

The Iraq War, or the War in Iraq , was a conflict that occurred in Iraq from March 20, 2003 to December 18, 2011. It began with the invasion of Iraq...
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Japanese / Korean navy action of 22 December 2001
Japanese / Korean navy action of 22 December 2001
(December 22, 2001 - December 22, 2001)

The Battle of Amami-Ōshima or the Spy Ship Incident in the Southwest Sea of Kyūshū was a six-hour confrontation between the Japan...
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Solomon Islands campaign
Solomon Islands campaign
(1942 - 1945)

The Solomon Islands campaign was a major campaign of the Pacific War of World War II. The campaign began with Japanese landings and occupation of...
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Battle of Mindanao
Battle of Mindanao
(March 10, 1945 - August 15, 1945)

The Battle of Mindanao was fought by United States forces and allied Filipino guerrillas against the Japanese from 10 March - 15 August 1945 at...
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Second Guangxi Campaign
Second Guangxi Campaign
(April 1945 - July 1945)

In 1945, China from April to August 2, 3 front in Guangxi province, launched a counter offensive to retake the last major Japanese stronghold in...
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International Memberships

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation is a forum for 21 Pacific Rim countries that seeks to promote free trade and economic cooperation throughout the...
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African Development Bank
African Development Bank

The African Development Bank Group is a development bank established in 1964 with the intention of promoting economic and social development in...
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Asian Development Bank
Asian Development Bank

The Asian Development Bank is a regional development bank established on 22 August 1966 to facilitate economic development of countries in Asia. The...
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Zangger Committee
Zangger Committee

The Zangger Committee, also known as the Nuclear Exporters Committee, sprang from Article III.2 of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear...
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Paris Club
Paris Club

The Paris Club is an informal group of financial officials from 19 of some of the world's biggest economies, which provides financial services such...
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Colleges and universities in Japan

University of the Air
University of the Air

The Open University of Japan is a distance learning university which has students all over Japan; it accepted its first students in 1985. Although...
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Nihon University
Nihon University

Nihon University is the largest university in Japan. Akiyoshi Yamada, the minister of justice, founded Nihon Law School in October 1889. Most of...
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Waseda University
Waseda University

Waseda University , abbreviated as Sōdai , is a private university located in the northern part of Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. It is one of the most...
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Hosei University
Hosei University

Hosei University is a private university based in Tokyo, Japan. The university originated in a school of law, Tōkyō Hōgakusha ,...
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Movies filmed in Japan

Demonlover
Demonlover
Release date:May 19, 2002
Directed by:Olivier Assayas
Genre:Thriller
Rated:R (USA)

Demonlover is a 2002 technological neo-noir thriller film by French writer/director Olivier Assayas. The film stars Connie Nielsen, Charles Berling, Chloë Sevigny, and Gina Gershon with a musical score by Sonic Youth. It premiered at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival, although it was more widely released several months later. The story focuses on the entanglement between various national corporations vying over the financial control of...
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Shall We Dance
Shall We Dance
Release date:January 27, 1996
Directed by:Masayuki Suo
Genre:Dance
Rated:PG (USA)

Shall We Dance? is a 1996 award - winning Japanese film. Its original Japanese title is Shall We Dansu? which refers to the earlier 1934 movie "Shall We Dance" starring Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. It may also refer to the song, "Shall We Dance" in Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I. It was directed by Masayuki Suo. A 2004 film, also called Shall We Dance? is an American remake of the film. It stars Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, and...
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Books about Japan

TitleAuthorCopyright DateGenre
Keeling's Guide to Japan
Warriors of Legend Reference
Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan Herbert P. Bix Biography, Non-fiction
Japanese history and culture from ancient to modern times John W. Dower Reference
Japan in war and peace John W. Dower Sociology
The samurai Anthony J. Bryant
Kojiki-den Motoori Norinaga
Samurai William Giles Milton Biography, Autobiography
The Yamato Dynasty Sterling Seagrave Biography
In ghostly Japan. Lafcadio Hearn Philosophy, Fiction, Sociology
Glimpses of unfamiliar Japan Lafcadio Hearn Sociology, Science, Travel, Fiction
Legless in Ginza Robin Gerster
The Japanese today Edwin O. Reischauer Sociology
Japan Edwin O. Reischauer
Things Japanese Basil Hall Chamberlain
The lady and the monk Pico Iyer Travel
The Last Samurai Mark Ravina
The Land of the Rising Yen George Mikes
Japan and the wider world Akira Iriye
China and Japan in the Global Setting Akira Iriye
Choshu in the Meiji Restoration Albert M. Craig
What Japan Thinks Kiyoshi Kawakami Sociology
Looking for the Lost Alan Booth Travel
An Artist of the Floating World Kazuo Ishiguro Historical novel, Fiction
You Only Live Twice Ian Fleming Spy fiction
The Cat Who Went to Heaven Elizabeth Jane Coatsworth Children's literature
The Book of Five Rings Miyamoto Musashi
Confessions of a Mask Yukio Mishima Novel, Fiction
Thirst for Love Yukio Mishima Fiction
Kokoro Natsume Soseki
The Silent Cry Kenzaburō Ōe
After the Banquet Yukio Mishima Fiction
Snow Country Yasunari Kawabata Novel
Hiroshima John Hersey Non-fiction
Memoirs of a Geisha Arthur Golden Historical novel
The Decay of the Angel Yukio Mishima Novel, Fiction
The Temple of Dawn Yukio Mishima Novel, Fiction
Rising Sun Michael Crichton Crime Fiction, Fiction, Science Fiction, Mystery, Suspense
Shogun: A Novel of Japan James Clavell Fiction, Historical fiction
Forbidden Colors Yukio Mishima Novel
Spring Snow Yukio Mishima Novel, Fiction
Underground: The Tokyo Gas Attack and the Japanese Psyche Haruki Murakami Non-fiction
Musashi Eiji Yoshikawa Historical novel, Fiction, Historical fiction
The Man with the Red Tattoo Raymond Benson Spy fiction
The Wild Geese Mori Ogai Historical novel, Romance novel, Fiction, Fantasy
69 Ryu Murakami Novel, Roman à clef
Runaway Horses Yukio Mishima Novel, Fiction
The Master of Go Yasunari Kawabata Historical novel
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea Yukio Mishima Philosophy, Psychology, Fiction
Out Natsuo Kirino Crime Fiction, Fiction, Mystery, Suspense
Amrita Banana Yoshimoto Fiction, Children's literature
I Am a Cat Natsume Soseki Comic novel, Comedy
Japan's Commercial Empire Jon Woronoff
The No-Nonsense Guide to Doing Business in Japan Jon Woronoff
The Tokaido Road Lucia St. Clair Robson Historical novel, Fiction
December 6 Martin Cruz Smith Fiction
Speed Tribes Karl Taro Greenfeld Anthropology, Sociology, Travel
The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II Iris Chang Non-fiction
The Snow Empress Laura Joh Rowland Fiction, Mystery, Suspense
Island of Exiles I. J. Parker History, Fiction, Mystery, Suspense
The Great Fire Shirley Hazzard Novel, Romance novel, Fiction
Angry White Pyjamas Robert Twigger Autobiography, Biography, Sociology
The Big Wave Pearl S. Buck Children's literature, Fiction
The U.S.-Japan security relationship after the Cold War Francis Fukuyama
Barefoot Gen Volume One Art Spiegelman Fiction
The Pillow Book of Lady Wisteria Laura Joh Rowland Fiction
Black Lotus Laura Joh Rowland Fiction, Historical fiction, Mystery, Suspense
The perfumed sleeve Laura Joh Rowland Fiction, Mystery, Suspense
Bundori Laura Joh Rowland Fiction, Mystery, Suspense
The way of the traitor Laura Joh Rowland Fiction, Mystery
Shinju Laura Joh Rowland Fiction, Mystery, Suspense
The legend of fire horse woman Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston
America and the four Japans Frederik L. Schodt
Native American in the land of the shogun : Ranald MacDonald and the opening of Japan Frederik L. Schodt
Your Turn, Mr. Moto John P. Marquand
Mr. Moto Is So Sorry John P. Marquand
Tree of cranes Allen Say
Under the cherry blossom tree Allen Say
The bicycle man Allen Say Children's literature, Fiction
Tea with milk Allen Say
Sacred Mathematics Tony Rothman Science, Mathematics
The riddle of MacArthur John Gunther
The boy who drew cats Margaret Hodges
Hiroshima Laurence Yep Children's literature, Fiction
Ugly Americans CD Ben Mezrich Business, Biography
Ancient Rights and Future Comfort Peter Robb
Mieko and the Fifth Treasure Eleanor Coerr Fiction, Children's literature, Historical fiction
Dawn Molly Bang Children's literature
The devil of Nanking Mo Hayder
Circle K cycles Karen Tei Yamashita
Rashomon gate I. J. Parker
The hell screen I. J. Parker Fiction, Mystery, Suspense
The dragon scroll I. J. Parker
Gai-Jin James Clavell Novel, Fiction, Historical fiction
Kitchen Banana Yoshimoto Fiction
NP Banana Yoshimoto Novel, Fiction
Sea of Gold Yoshiko Uchida Children's literature
The Magic Listening Cap Yoshiko Uchida Children's literature
The Dancing Kettle Yoshiko Uchida Children's literature
Inside the Robot Kingdom: Japan, Mechatronics, and the Coming Robotopia Frederik L. Schodt Non-fiction
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Famous residents of Japan

Rikiya Koyama
Rikiya Koyama
Musical Artist, TV Actor, Film Actor

Rikiya Koyama is a Japanese actor and voice actor who is a member of Haiyuza Theatre Company. He has done popular voicing roles in Hajime no Ippo,...
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Gota Yashiki
Gota Yashiki
Musical Artist, Film Actor

Gota Yashiki is both an independent acid jazz artist and drum player, as a member of the band Simply Red. He was born in Kyoto, Japan, on 26 February...
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都はるみ
都はるみ
Musical Artist, Film Actor

Harumi Miyako is a Japanese singer of enka. Born Harumi Kitamura in Kyoto, she made her debut in 1964. Her popularity has lasted: She makes...
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Ittoku Kishibe
Ittoku Kishibe
Film Actor, TV Actor

Ittoku Kishibe is a Japanese actor. The veteran of over 115 films, he won the Best Actor Japanese Academy Award for Shi no toge in 1991, and was...
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Amii Ozaki
Amii Ozaki
Musical Artist

Amii Ozaki , real name Misuzu Ohara , is a Japanese singer songwriter born on 19 March 1957 in Kita-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. She has...
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q:
    What is the capital of the country, Japan?
  • A:
    Tokyo is the capital.
  • Q:
    What is the calling code for calling people in Japan?
  • A:
    The country's calling code prefix is +81.
  • Q:
    Japan is included within which time zone?
  • A:
    Japan Standard Time is the standard time zone for Japan.
  • Q:
    What are the common languages spoken in Japan?
  • A:
    Japanese , Esperanto and Korean are the common languages for this country.
  • Q:
    What is Japan's national anthem called?
  • A:
    The song's name is, "Kimi ga Yo."
  • Q:
    What type of money is officially accepted in Japan?
  • A:
    The currencies accepted in this country include the Yen ¥.
  • Q:
    Who are some famous people born in Japan?
  • A:
    Famous people born here include:
    - Katsuaki Watanabe
    - Tsutomu Nihei
    - Naoko Takeuchi
    - Nobuhiko Hasegawa
    - Honinbo Sansa
    - Yuki Kushida
    - Yosuke Matsuoka
  • Q:
    What form of government is found in Japan?
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    The government regime is a Constitutional monarchy.
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