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According to the most recent count in 2023, Japan is said to consist of 14,125 islands. The largest islands are Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu, which together account for 97% of Japan's total area.
Source: Wikipedia.org

Capital:Tokyo
Population:125.360.000
Current Currency:Japanese yen (JPY)
Continent:Asia
Demonym:Japanese
Official Language:Japanese
Ethnic Groups:Japanese, Ainu, Ryukyuan, Zainichi Koreans, Chinese, Filipinos, Brazilians mostly of Japanese descent, Peruvians mostly of Japanese descent, Burakumin
Religions:Shinto, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Baháʼí Faith, Judaism, Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism
Country Calling Code:+81
Top Level Domain:.jp
ISO Alpha-2 Country Code:JP
ISO Alpha-3 Country Code:JPN
Current weather in Japan
Current weather in
Tokyo, Japan
Japan

Local time is 16:21, 18 June 2026
Overcast Clouds
26.5 °C Feels like 26.5 °C
Sunrise at 05:25
Sunset at 19:59
1008 hpa
Temperature is from 25.37 °C to 27.55 °C
Wind is 0.45 m/s
Clouds: 100 %
exchange rates
Exchange Rates on June 17, 2026 at 23:00
USD/JPY
1 USD = 160,6584 JPY
1 JPY = 0,0062 USD
EUR/JPY
1 EUR = 184,7829 JPY
1 JPY = 0,0054 EUR
rates are updated every 12h
these rates are for information purposes only