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Eastern Asia

Japan

Tokyo · 123.8 m · JPY

Japan

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Where it is
Capital
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Currency
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Memory hook

"Land of the rising sun" — the flag is literally the sun, and the country's name says the same.

Capital: Tokyo
Population: 123,753,041
Area: 377,930 km²
Density: 327.4 / km²
Currency: Japanese yen (JPY ¥)
Language: Japanese
Japonic / Koreanic
Religion: Shinto / Buddhism

Land borders · 0

Island nation — no land neighbours.

Flag — White field with a centred crimson disc.

Outline — A seahorse arching down the Pacific rim.

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