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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
Tokyo, Japan
Local time is 18:07, 19 January 2026
Broken Clouds
11.39 °C Feels like 10.26 °C
Sunrise at 07:49
Sunset at 17:54
1010 hpa
Temperature is from 10.37 °C to 12.66 °C
Wind is 1.21 m/s
Clouds: 58 %

Exchange Rates on January 19, 2026 at 03:00
USD/JPY
1 USD = 157,6865 JPY
1 JPY = 0,0063 USD
EUR/JPY
1 EUR = 183,2754 JPY
1 JPY = 0,0055 EUR
rates are updated every 12h
these rates are for information purposes only