| Country Fact Sheet |
| Capital
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Tokyo |
| Surface
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377,940 sq km |
| Currency
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Japan Yen (JPY) |
| GDP
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Purchasing power parity - $5.87 trillion |
| GDP/Capita
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(PPP)- $ 45,903 |
| Language
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Japanese |
| Religion
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90% Shinto and Buddhism - 10% others Incl. Christianity |
| Government
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Constitutional monarchy. Emperor: Akihito, prime minister: Yoshihiko Noda |
| Time Zone
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Greenwich Mean Time +9 hours hours GMT |
| Telecom Code
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+81 and local 9 digit number |
| Airport
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Hiroshima International Airport (HIJ/RJOA) - Osaka-Kansai International Airport Co Ltd (KIX/RJBB) - Sendai International Airport (SDJ/RJSS) - Tokyo-Narita Int´l Airport (NRT/RJAA) |
| Driving
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On right hand side of the road, license required |
| Electrical
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100V-50 Hz (in Tokyo and eastern Japan) - 60 Hz (in western Japan) |
| Political Climate
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Stable country |
| Population
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127,817,277 people |
| History |
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| Local Business & Service Providers |
| Accommodation |
» Mandarin Oriental Hotel
|
| Automotive services |
» Toyota Car Rental
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| Business travel |
» Nippon Travel Agency
|
| Corporate incentives |
| Financial services |
» Sumitomo Mitsui Banking
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| Financial Technology |
» Mizuho-DL Financial Technology
|
| Intellectual Property |
» Japan Total Consulting Company
|
| Legal and fiduciary |
» Allen & Overy
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| Lifestyle |
» Toastmaster Club
|
| Technology |
| Local Radio |
| Local Weather Forecast |
| » BBC Weather |
| Government Agencies |
| » Bank of Japan |
| » Board of Audit |
| » Communications Research Laboratory |
| » Development Bank of Japan |
| » Economic and Social Research Institute |
| » Fair Trade Commission of Japan |
| » Financial Services Agency |
| » Information-Technology Promotion Agency |
| » Institute for Posts and Telecommunications Policy |
| » Japan Bank For International Cooperation |
| » Japan Centre for International Exchange (JCIE) |
| » Japan Customs |
| » Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) |
| » Japan Institute for Overseas Investment |
| » Japan Institute of Labour |
| » Japan International Cooperation Agency |
| » Japan Meteorological Agency |
| » Japan Patent Office |
| » Japan Tourism |
| » Japanese Bankers Association (ZENGINKYO) |
| » Japanese Industrial Standards Commitee |
| » Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries |
| » Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| » Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology |
| » Ministry of Finance |
| » Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| » Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport |
| » Mint Bureau |
| » National Archive of Japan |
| » National Institute of Technology and Evaluation |
| » National Tax Administration |
| » Prime Minister |
| » Statistics Bureau & Statistics Centre |
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