Asia · Eastern AsiaJP · +81
Country profile / JP
Japan
Japan
Locally: 日本
Capital
Tokyo
Region
Asia
ISO
JP
Local time in Japan
live · IANATokyo
Asia/Tokyo
Reference ledger
CapitalTokyoAdministrative seat
LanguagesJapanese1 listed
CurrenciesJapanese yen1 listed
Time zonesAsia/Tokyo1 IANA identifier
Area377,930 km²Ranked 63 of 241 by area
Dialing+81International calling prefix
A sense of scale
area percentileLarger than 74% of places in this atlas.
At 377,930 km², Japan ranks 63 of 241 records by land area. This comparison uses the same bundled source for every profile, so the scale is internally consistent.
#63by area in this atlas
Field notes
2 notes“Japan consists of more than 6,800 islands.”
02There are over five million vending machines across Japan.
Use these identifiers accurately
The two-letter code JP is the compact ISO identifier used in addresses, locale selectors, and many data feeds. The dialing prefix +81 belongs at the start of an international phone number. Time zone names such as Asia/Tokyo should be preferred over a fixed UTC offset because they carry daylight-saving rules.
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ISOJP
Borders0
Time zones1