What is the Biggest City in Japan?

Tokyo is the largest city in Japan.

What Kind of Animals Live in Japan?

Some of the animals that are native to Japan include the red-crowned crane, the steller's sea lion, the Japanese pond turtle, the green pheasant, and the sika deer.

What Kind of Government Does Japan Have?

Japan's government is a constitutional monarchy where the Emperor's power is limited to mainly ceremonial duties. The government has three branches, the executive, legislature, and the judiciary.

What Does the Flag of Japan Mean?

The Japanese flag represents the sun, which has important religious and mythological significance in the country.The crimson red color of the symbolic sun is said to represent a prosperous future for Japan. The white background color symbolizes the purity, honesty, and integrity of the people of Japan.

What type of economy does Japan have?

Japan is the second most advanced economy in the world, the third largest by nominal GDP, and the 4th by PPP. The country is one of the world’s most innovative economies having the largest electronic goods industry and patent filings. Japan is also the world’s biggest creditor with the leading public debt ratio.

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Japan's Information

Land Area	364,485 km²
Water Area	13,430 km²
Total Area	377,915km² (#61)
Population	126,702,133 (#10)
Population Density	347.62/km²
Government Type	Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy
GDP (PPP)	$4,930.00 Billion
GDP Per Capita	$38,900
Currency	Yen (JPY)
More Information	Japan
Largest Cities	Tokyo (8,336,599) Yokohama (3,574,443) Osaka-shi (2,592,413) Nagoya-shi (2,191,279) Sapporo (1,883,027) Kobe (1,528,478) Kyoto (1,459,640) Fukuoka-shi (1,392,289) Kawasaki (1,306,785) Saitama (1,193,350) View all cities in Japan

Japan prefectures & their capitals

Region	Capital
Aichi	Nagoya-shi
Akita	Akita Shi
Aomori	Aomori Shi
Chiba	Chiba
Ehime	Matsuyama
Fukui	Fukui-shi
Fukuoka	Fukuoka-shi
Fukushima	Fukushima-shi
Gifu	Gifu-shi
Gunma	Maebashi-shi
Hiroshima	Hiroshima-shi
Hokkaido	Sapporo
Hyogo	Kobe
Ibaraki	Mito-shi
Ishikawa	Kanazawa-shi
Iwate	Morioka-shi
Kagawa	Takamatsu-shi
Kagoshima	Kagoshima-shi
Kanagawa	Yokohama
Kochi	Kochi-shi
Kumamoto	Kumamoto
Kyoto	Kyoto
Mie	Tsu-shi
Miyagi	Sendai-shi
Miyazaki	Miyazaki-shi
Nagano	Nagano-shi
Nagasaki	Nagasaki-shi
Nara	Nara-shi
Niigata	Niigata-shi
Oita	Oita
Okayama	Okayama-shi
Okinawa	Naha-shi
Osaka	Osaka-shi
Saga	Saga-shi
Saitama	Saitama
Shiga	Otsu-shi
Shimane	Matsue-shi
Shizuoka	Shizuoka-shi
Tochigi	Utsunomiya-shi
Tokushima	Tokushima-shi
Tokyo	Tokyo
Tottori	Tottori
Toyama	Toyama-shi
Wakayama	Wakayama-shi
Yamagata	Yamagata-shi
Yamaguchi	Yamaguchi-shi
Yamanashi	Kofu-shi