Japan
Japan · Eastern Asia
Japan is a country in Eastern Asia, with Tokyo as its capital, home to about 123,366,734 people. Japan shares no land border with any other country.
| Capital | Tokyo |
|---|---|
| Region | Eastern Asia |
| Currency | Japanese yen (JPY ¥) |
| Calling code | +81 |
| ISO codes | JP / JPN / 392 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇯🇵 |
| Population | 123,366,734 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 377,930 km² |
| Languages | Japanese |
| Internet domain | .jp |
| Demonym | Japanese |
What does the flag of Japan mean?
Japan's flag, officially called Nisshoki ('flag of the sun') and known popularly as Hinomaru ('circle of the sun'), depicts the sun as a plain red disc on white. The design reflects Japan's long-standing description of itself as the 'Land of the Rising Sun,' a name that made sense from the perspective of mainland Asia, from which the sun appears to rise out of the Japanese archipelago. The sun also carries deeper meaning through Japan's imperial tradition, in which the ruling family is legendarily descended from the sun goddess Amaterasu.
Source: Wikipedia: Flag of Japan
About Japan
Japan is a United Nations member state in Eastern Asia. Its capital and seat of government is Tokyo. It is an island nation with no land borders. The official currency is the Japanese yen (¥), using the code JPY.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Japan for Tokyo’s own facts and history.
To call Japan from abroad, dial the country code +81. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes JP (alpha-2) and JPN (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 123,366,734.
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How Japan compares
- Area: 377,930 km², ranking 61 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 123,366,734, ranking 12 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 326 people per square kilometre.
- Currency reach: 1 other country or territory uses the Japanese yen (see the full list).
Flags with the same colours as Japan
22 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, white). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout. Showing the first 12.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.