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• Full country name: Japan (Nippon)
• Area: 377,435 sq km (234,010 sq mi)
• Population: 127.8 million
• Capital city: Tokyo (pop 13.23 million)
• People: Japanese (including indigenous Ainu), Korean
• Language: Japanese
• Religion: Shinto, Buddhist, Christian
• Government: Constitutional monarchy
• Major trading partners: USA, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Germany, China
• Visas: US passport holders, most EU residents and visitors from Australia do not require a visa if staying in Japan less than 90 days. South African residents are amongst those who are required to get a visa.
• Time: GMT/UTC plus nine hours
• Electricity: 100V; 50 Hz (Tokyo and eastern Japan), 60 Hz (western Japan). Weights & measures: Metric
• Currency: The Yen