GOVERNMENT
Unitary parliamentary constitutional monnarchy
 
NUMBER OF PREFECTURES 
47
 
CAPITAL CITY
Tokyo (The population of Tokyo Metropolitan Area as of April 1, 2017 is 13,686,371, approximately 10% of Japan's total population)
 
THE BIGGEST CITIES
Tokio, Nagója, Osaka, Kjóto, Kóbe, Hirošima, Kitakjúšú, Fukuoka, Sapporo
 
POPULATION
126 700 000 residents 

LAND AREA
145 936 square kilometers (56,346.20 square miles)

MAIN RELIGIONS
Shintoism, Buddhism and Christianity
 
LOCATION
Japan is located west of the Pacific Ocean in the Northern Hemisphere. Japan's neighbors include the Republic of Korea, China and Russia
 
LANGUAGE
Japanese
 
CURRENCY
Japanese Yen
 
NATIONAL FLAG
Nisshoki (also known as Hinomaru)
 
IMPERIAL HOUSEHOLD
Introduction to the official duties and various public activities of Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress, and other members of the Imperial Family
 
THE DIET
House of Representatives 'Shugi-in' (465 members). House of Councillors 'Sangi-in' (242 members) 

MAIN INDUSTRIES
Automobiles, consumer electronics, computers, other electronics