Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Its capital is Tokyo. About 124 million people live there (2024). It covers 377,974 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Tokyo
- People (2024)
- 124 million
- Area
- 377,974 km²
- Currency
- yen
Japan at a glance
- In its own language
- 日本
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Asia
- Capital
- Tokyo
- Population
- 123,802,000 (2024)
- Area
- 377,974 km² (145,936 mi²)
- People are called
- Japanese
- Official languages
- Japanese
- Currency
- yen
- GDP (nominal)
- US$4231 billion (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 84 years (2022)
- Human Development Index
- 0.925 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 32.9 (2013)
- Unemployment
- 4% (2014)
- Government
- constitutional monarchy
- Head of state
- Naruhito (since 2019)
- Head of government
- Sanae Takaichi (since 2025)
- Country codes
- JP, JPN
- Calling code
- +81
- Internet domain
- .jp
- Drives on the
- left
- Time zones
- Japan Standard Time, Asia/Tokyo, UTC+09:00
- Coordinates
- 35°, 136°
Japan and its neighbours
Japan borders Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, People's Republic of China, United States and Philippines. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Japan
- Neighbours
Divisions of Japan
- Aichi Prefecture
- Akita Prefecture
- Aomori Prefecture
- Chiba Prefecture
- Fukui Prefecture
- Fukushima Prefecture
- Gunma Prefecture
- Hokkaido
- Ibaraki Prefecture
- Iwate Prefecture
- Miyagi Prefecture
- Saitama Prefecture
- Tochigi Prefecture
- Tokyo
- Kanagawa Prefecture
- Niigata Prefecture
- Toyama Prefecture
- Ishikawa Prefecture
- Yamagata Prefecture
- Yamanashi Prefecture
- Nagano Prefecture
- Gifu Prefecture
- Shizuoka Prefecture
- Mie Prefecture
- Shiga Prefecture
- Kyoto Prefecture
- Osaka Prefecture
- Hyōgo Prefecture
- Nara Prefecture
- Wakayama Prefecture
- Tottori Prefecture
- Shimane Prefecture
- Okayama Prefecture
- Hiroshima Prefecture
- Yamaguchi Prefecture
- Tokushima Prefecture
- Kagawa Prefecture
- Ehime Prefecture
- Kōchi Prefecture
- Fukuoka Prefecture
- Nagasaki Prefecture
- Kumamoto Prefecture
- Ōita Prefecture
- Miyazaki Prefecture
- Kagoshima Prefecture
- Okinawa Prefecture
- Saga Prefecture
Member of
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
- G8
- World Trade Organization
- G20
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
- United Nations
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
- International Finance Corporation
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- African Development Bank
- ASEAN Regional Forum
- Asian Development Bank
- Australia Group
and 17 more organisations.
How far are you from Japan?
On a phone this uses GPS. The calculator shows the straight-line distance to the nearest country border from where you are.
Questions
What is the capital of Japan?
The capital of Japan is Tokyo.
What is the population of Japan?
Japan has about 123,802,000 people, as recorded in 2024.
How big is Japan?
Japan covers 377,974 square kilometres (145,936 square miles).
What currency does Japan use?
The yen.
What language is spoken in Japan?
The official language of Japan is Japanese.
Which countries border Japan?
Japan shares a border with Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, People's Republic of China, United States and Philippines.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.