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Economic indicators of Japan

Indicator Reference Last Prev Notes
Real Private Consumption 2022 Q4 295,742 294,756 Bil. Ch. 2015 JPY, SAAR, Quarterly
Private Consumption 2022 Q4 313,555 309,988 Bil. JPY, SAAR, Quarterly
Real GDP 2022 Q4 546,735 546,607 Bil. Ch. 2015 JPY, SAAR, Quarterly
Nominal GDP 2022 Q4 560,607 554,150 Bil. JPY, SAAR, Quarterly
Investment 2016 126,880,900,000,000 127,704,800,000,000 NCU, Annual
Producer Price Index (PPI) Feb 2023 119.3 119.8 Index 2020=100, NSA, Monthly
Total Employment Non-Ag Jan 2023 6,517 6,549 Ten Ths., NSA, Monthly
Unemployment Rate Jan 2023 2.4 2.5 Percent, SA, Monthly
Exports of Goods Feb 2023 8,146,321 7,803,175 Mil. JPY, SA, Monthly
Imports of Goods Feb 2023 9,336,990 9,626,462 Mil. JPY, NSA, Monthly
Net Exports 2022 Q4 -24,624 -28,717 Bil. JPY, SAAR, Quarterly
Lending Rate Feb 2017 0.99 1 % p.a., NSA, Monthly
House Price Index Nov 2022 133.94 133.68 Index 2010=100, SA, Monthly
Consumer Confidence Feb 2023 31.1 31 Index, SA, Monthly
Retail Sales Jan 2023 12,851 15,191 Bil. JPY, NSA, Monthly

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About Japan

In 1603, after decades of civil warfare, the Tokugawa shogunate (a military-led, dynastic government) ushered in a long period of relative political stability and isolation from foreign influence. For more than two centuries this policy enabled Japan to enjoy a flowering of its indigenous culture. Japan opened its ports after signing the Treaty of Kanagawa with the US in 1854 and began to intensively modernize and industrialize. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Japan became a regional power that was able to defeat the forces of both China and Russia. It occupied Korea, Formosa (Taiwan), and southern Sakhalin Island. In 1931-32 Japan occupied Manchuria, and in 1937 it launched a full-scale invasion of China. Japan attacked US forces in 1941 - triggering America's entry into World War II - and soon occupied much of East and Southeast Asia. After its defeat in World War II, Japan recovered to become an economic power and an ally of the US. While the emperor retains his throne as a symbol of national unity, elected politicians hold actual decision-making power. Following three decades of unprecedented growth, Japan's economy experienced a major slowdown starting in the 1990s, but the country remains an economic power. In March 2011, Japan's strongest-ever earthquake, and an accompanying tsunami, devastated the northeast part of Honshu island, killed thousands, and damaged several nuclear power plants. The catastrophe hobbled the country's economy and its energy infrastructure, and tested its ability to deal with humanitarian disasters. Prime Minister Shinzo ABE was reelected to office in December 2012, and has since embarked on ambitious economic and security reforms to improve Japan's economy and bolster the country's international standing.

Economy

Economy - overview

Over the past 70 years, government-industry cooperation, a strong work ethic, mastery of high technology, and a comparatively small defense allocation (slightly less than 1% of GDP) have helped Japan develop an advanced economy. Two notable characteristics of the post-World War II economy were the close interlocking structures of manufacturers, suppliers, and distributors, known as keiretsu, and the guarantee of lifetime employment for a substantial portion of the urban labor force. Both features have significantly eroded under the dual pressures of global competition and domestic demographic change.

Measured on a purchasing power parity basis that adjusts for price differences, Japan in 2017 stood as the fourth-largest economy in the world after first-place China, which surpassed Japan in 2001, and third-place India, which edged out Japan in 2012. For three postwar decades, overall real economic growth was impressive - averaging 10% in the 1960s, 5% in the 1970s, and 4% in the 1980s. Growth slowed markedly in the 1990s, averaging just 1.7%, largely because of the aftereffects of inefficient investment and the collapse of an asset price bubble in the late 1980s, which resulted in several years of economic stagnation as firms sought to reduce excess debt, capital, and labor. Modest economic growth continued after 2000, but the economy has fallen into recession four times since 2008.

Japan enjoyed an uptick in growth since 2013, supported by Prime Minister Shinzo ABE’s “Three Arrows” economic revitalization agenda - dubbed “Abenomics” - of monetary easing, “flexible” fiscal policy, and structural reform. Led by the Bank of Japan’s aggressive monetary easing, Japan is making modest progress in ending deflation, but demographic decline – a low birthrate and an aging, shrinking population – poses a major long-term challenge for the economy. The government currently faces the quandary of balancing its efforts to stimulate growth and institute economic reforms with the need to address its sizable public debt, which stands at 235% of GDP. To help raise government revenue, Japan adopted legislation in 2012 to gradually raise the consumption tax rate. However, the first such increase, in April 2014, led to a sharp contraction, so Prime Minister ABE has twice postponed the next increase, which is now scheduled for October 2019. Structural reforms to unlock productivity are seen as central to strengthening the economy in the long-run.

Scarce in critical natural resources, Japan has long been dependent on imported energy and raw materials. After the complete shutdown of Japan’s nuclear reactors following the earthquake and tsunami disaster in 2011, Japan's industrial sector has become even more dependent than before on imported fossil fuels. However, ABE’s government is seeking to restart nuclear power plants that meet strict new safety standards and is emphasizing nuclear energy’s importance as a base-load electricity source. In August 2015, Japan successfully restarted one nuclear reactor at the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant in Kagoshima prefecture, and several other reactors around the country have since resumed operations; however, opposition from local governments has delayed several more restarts that remain pending. Reforms of the electricity and gas sectors, including full liberalization of Japan’s energy market in April 2016 and gas market in April 2017, constitute an important part of Prime Minister Abe’s economic program.

Under the Abe Administration, Japan’s government sought to open the country’s economy to greater foreign competition and create new export opportunities for Japanese businesses, including by joining 11 trading partners in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Japan became the first country to ratify the TPP in December 2016, but the United States signaled its withdrawal from the agreement in January 2017. In November 2017 the remaining 11 countries agreed on the core elements of a modified agreement, which they renamed the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). Japan also reached agreement with the European Union on an Economic Partnership Agreement in July 2017, and is likely seek to ratify both agreements in the Diet this year.
GDP (purchasing power parity)

$5.405 trillion (2017 est.)

$5.325 trillion (2016 est.)

$5.27 trillion (2015 est.)

note: data are in 2017 dollars

country comparison to the world: 5
GDP (official exchange rate)

$4.884 trillion (2017 est.)
GDP - real growth rate

1.5% (2017 est.)

1% (2016 est.)

1.1% (2015 est.)

country comparison to the world: 174
GDP - per capita (PPP)

$42,700 (2017 est.)

$41,900 (2016 est.)

$41,500 (2015 est.)

note: data are in 2017 dollars

country comparison to the world: 41
Gross national saving

27% of GDP (2017 est.)

27.2% of GDP (2016 est.)

27% of GDP (2015 est.)

country comparison to the world: 41
GDP - composition, by end use

household consumption: 55.9%

government consumption: 19.5%

investment in fixed capital: 23.5%

investment in inventories: 0.2%

exports of goods and services: 17.8%

imports of goods and services: -16.8% (2017 est.)
GDP - composition, by sector of origin

agriculture: 1%

industry: 29.7%

services: 69.3% (2017 est.)
Agriculture - products

vegetables, rice, fish, poultry, fruit, dairy products, pork, beef, flowers, potatoes/taros/yams, sugarcane, tea, legumes, wheat and barley
Industries

among world's largest and most technologically advanced producers of motor vehicles, electronic equipment, machine tools, steel and nonferrous metals, ships, chemicals, textiles, processed foods
Industrial production growth rate

1.4% (2017 est.)

country comparison to the world: 155
Labor force

67.77 million (2017 est.)

country comparison to the world: 9
Labor force - by occupation

agriculture: 2.9%

industry: 26.2%

services: 70.9% (February 2015 est)
Unemployment rate

2.9% (2017 est.)

3.1% (2016 est.)

country comparison to the world: 33
Population below poverty line

16.1% (2013 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share

lowest 10%: 2.7%

highest 10%: 24.8% (2008 est.)
Distribution of family income - Gini index

37.9 (2011 est.)

24.9 (1993 est.)

country comparison to the world: 79
Budget

revenues: $1.678 trillion

expenditures: $1.902 trillion (2017 est.)
Taxes and other revenues

34.3% of GDP (2017 est.)

country comparison to the world: 58
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)

-4.6% of GDP (2017 est.)

country comparison to the world: 152
Public debt

223.8% of GDP (2017 est.)

222.2% of GDP (2016 est.)

country comparison to the world: 1
Fiscal year

1 April - 31 March
Inflation rate (consumer prices)

0.4% (2017 est.)

-0.1% (2016 est.)

country comparison to the world: 19
Central bank discount rate

0.3% (31 December 2015 est.)

0.3% (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 135
Commercial bank prime lending rate

1.5% (31 December 2017 est.)

1.48% (31 December 2016 est.)

country comparison to the world: 185
Stock of narrow money

$6.426 trillion (31 December 2017 est.)

$5.651 trillion (31 December 2016 est.)

country comparison to the world: 3
Stock of broad money

$8.917 trillion (31 December 2017 est.)

$8.023 trillion (31 December 2016 est.)

country comparison to the world: 4
Stock of domestic credit

$13.63 trillion (31 December 2017 est.)

$12.11 trillion (31 December 2016 est.)

country comparison to the world: 4
Market value of publicly traded shares

$4.895 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)

$4.378 trillion (31 December 2014 est.)

$4.543 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)

country comparison to the world: 4
Current account balance

$175 billion (2017 est.)

$188.1 billion (2016 est.)

country comparison to the world: 3
Exports

$683.3 billion (2017 est.)

$634.9 billion (2016 est.)

country comparison to the world: 5
Exports - commodities

motor vehicles 14.9%; iron and steel products 5.4%; semiconductors 5%; auto parts 4.8%; power generating machinery 3.5%; plastic materials 3.3% (2014 est.)
Exports - partners

US 20.2%, China 17.7%, South Korea 7.2%, Hong Kong 5.2%, Thailand 4.3% (2016)
Imports

$625.7 billion (2017 est.)

$583.5 billion (2016 est.)

country comparison to the world: 5
Imports - commodities

petroleum 16.1%; liquid natural gas 9.1%; clothing 3.8%; semiconductors 3.3%; coal 2.4%; audio and visual apparatus 1.4% (2014 est.)
Imports - partners

China 25.8%, US 11.4%, Australia 5%, South Korea 4.1% (2016)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold

$1.217 trillion (31 December 2016 est.)

$1.233 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)

country comparison to the world: 2
Debt - external

$3.24 trillion (31 March 2016 est.)

$2.83 trillion (31 March 2015 est.)

country comparison to the world: 8
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home

$268.4 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$238.4 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

country comparison to the world: 23
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad

$1.548 trillion (31 December 2017 est.)

$1.363 trillion (31 December 2016 est.)

country comparison to the world: 8
Exchange rates

yen (JPY) per US dollar -

111.1 (2017 est.)

108.76 (2016 est.)

108.76 (2015 est.)

121.02 (2014 est.)

97.44 (2013 est.)
Location

Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula
Geographic coordinates

36 00 N, 138 00 E
Map references

Asia
Area

total: 377,915 sq km

land: 364,485 sq km

water: 13,430 sq km

note: includes Bonin Islands (Ogasawara-gunto), Daito-shoto, Minami-jima, Okino-tori-shima, Ryukyu Islands (Nansei-shoto), and Volcano Islands (Kazan-retto)

country comparison to the world: 63
Land boundaries

0 km
Coastline

29,751 km
Maritime claims

territorial sea: 12 nm; between 3 nm and 12 nm in the international straits - La Perouse or Soya, Tsugaru, Osumi, and Eastern and Western Channels of the Korea or Tsushima Strait

contiguous zone: 24 nm

exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Climate

varies from tropical in south to cool temperate in north
Terrain

mostly rugged and mountainous
Elevation

mean elevation: 438 m

elevation extremes: lowest point: Hachiro-gata -4 m

highest point: Mount Fuji 3,776 m
Natural resources

negligible mineral resources, fish

note: with virtually no natural energy resources, Japan is the world's largest importer of coal and liquefied natural gas, as well as the second largest importer of oil
Land use

agricultural land: 12.5%

arable land 11.7%; permanent crops 0.8%; permanent pasture 0%

forest: 68.5%

other: 19% (2011 est.)
Irrigated land

24,690 sq km (2012)
Population - distribution

all primary and secondary regions of high population density lie on the coast; one-third of the population resides in and around Tokyo on the central plain (Kanto Plain)
Natural hazards

many dormant and some active volcanoes; about 1,500 seismic occurrences (mostly tremors but occasional severe earthquakes) every year; tsunamis; typhoons

volcanism: both Unzen (1,500 m) and Sakura-jima (1,117 m), which lies near the densely populated city of Kagoshima, have been deemed Decade Volcanoes by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to their explosive history and close proximity to human populations; other notable historically active volcanoes include Asama, Honshu Island's most active volcano, Aso, Bandai, Fuji, Iwo-Jima, Kikai, Kirishima, Komaga-take, Oshima, Suwanosejima, Tokachi, Yake-dake, and Usu
Environment - current issues

0air pollution from power plant emissions results in acid rain; acidification of lakes and reservoirs degrading water quality and threatening aquatic life; Japan is one of the largest consumers of fish and tropical timber, contributing to the depletion of these resources in Asia and elsewhere; following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan originally planned to phase out nuclear power, but it has now implemented a new policy of seeking to restart nuclear power plants that meet strict new safety standards; waste management is an ongoing isue; Japanese municipal facilities used to burn high volumes of trash, but air pollution issues forced the government to adopt an aggressive recycling policy
Environment - international agreements

party to: Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling

signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Geography - note

strategic location in northeast Asia; composed of four main islands - from north: Hokkaido, Honshu (the largest and most populous), Shikoku, and Kyushu (the "Home Islands") - and 6,848 smaller islands and islets
Population

126,451,398 (July 2017 est.)

country comparison to the world: 10
Nationality

noun: Japanese (singular and plural)

adjective: Japanese
Ethnic groups

Japanese 98.5%, Korean 0.5%, Chinese 0.4%, other 0.6%

note: up to 230,000 Brazilians of Japanese origin migrated to Japan in the 1990s to work in industries; some have returned to Brazil (2004 est.)
Languages

Japanese
Religions

Shintoism 79.2%, Buddhism 66.8%, Christianity 1.5%, other 7.1%

note: total adherents exceeds 100% because many people practice both Shintoism and Buddhism (2012 est.)
Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 64

youth dependency ratio: 21.3

elderly dependency ratio: 42.7

potential support ratio: 2.3 (2015 est.)
Median age

total: 47.3 years

male: 46 years

female: 48.7 years (2017 est.)

country comparison to the world: 2
Population growth rate

-0.21% (2017 est.)

country comparison to the world: 211
Birth rate

7.7 births/1,000 population (2017 est.)

country comparison to the world: 223
Death rate

9.8 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

country comparison to the world: 45
Net migration rate

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.)

country comparison to the world: 86
Population distribution

all primary and secondary regions of high population density lie on the coast; one-third of the population resides in and around Tokyo on the central plain (Kanto Plain)
Urbanization

urban population: 94.3% of total population (2017)

rate of urbanization: 0.15% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)
Major urban areas - population

TOKYO (capital) 38.001 million; Osaka-Kobe 20.238 million; Nagoya 9.406 million; Kitakyushu-Fukuoka 5.51 million; Shizuoka-Hamamatsu 3.369 million; Sapporo 2.571 million (2015)
Sex ratio

at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.11 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 0.98 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 1 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female

total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2017 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth

30.7 years (2015 est.)
Maternal mortality ratio

5 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)

country comparison to the world: 171
Infant mortality rate

total: 2 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 2.2 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 1.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)

country comparison to the world: 224
Life expectancy at birth

total population: 85.3 years

male: 81.9 years

female: 88.8 years (2017 est.)

country comparison to the world: 2
Total fertility rate

1.41 children born/woman (2017 est.)

country comparison to the world: 209
Contraceptive prevalence rate

40.4%

note: percent of women aged 20-49 (2015)
Health expenditures

10.2% of GDP (2014)

country comparison to the world: 23
Physicians density

2.37 physicians/1,000 population (2014)
Hospital bed density

13.4 beds/1,000 population (2012)
Drinking water source

improved:

urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved:

urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2015 est.)
Sanitation facility access

improved:

urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved:

urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2015 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

NA
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

NA
HIV/AIDS - deaths

NA
Obesity - adult prevalence rate

4.3% (2016)

country comparison to the world: 186
Children under the age of 5 years underweight

3.4% (2010)
Education expenditures

3.6% of GDP (2014)

country comparison to the world: 115
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 15 years

male: 15 years

female: 15 years (2014)
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24

total: 5.1%

male: 5.7%

female: 4.5% (2016 est.)

country comparison to the world: 148
Country name

conventional long form: none

conventional short form: Japan

local long form: Nihon-koku/Nippon-koku

local short form: Nihon/Nippon

etymology: the English word for Japan comes via the Chinese name for the country "Cipangu"; both Nihon and Nippon mean "where the sun originates" and are frequently translated as "Land of the Rising Sun"
Government type

parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Capital

name: Tokyo

geographic coordinates: 35 41 N, 139 45 E

time difference: UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Administrative divisions

47 prefectures; Aichi, Akita, Aomori, Chiba, Ehime, Fukui, Fukuoka, Fukushima, Gifu, Gunma, Hiroshima, Hokkaido, Hyogo, Ibaraki, Ishikawa, Iwate, Kagawa, Kagoshima, Kanagawa, Kochi, Kumamoto, Kyoto, Mie, Miyagi, Miyazaki, Nagano, Nagasaki, Nara, Niigata, Oita, Okayama, Okinawa, Osaka, Saga, Saitama, Shiga, Shimane, Shizuoka, Tochigi, Tokushima, Tokyo, Tottori, Toyama, Wakayama, Yamagata, Yamaguchi, Yamanashi
Independence

3 May 1947 (current constitution adopted as amendment to Meiji Constitution); notable earlier dates: 660 B.C. (traditional date of the founding of the nation by Emperor JIMMU); 29 November 1890 (Meiji Constitution provides for constitutional monarchy)
National holiday

Birthday of Emperor AKIHITO, 23 December (1933); note - celebrates the birthday of the current emperor
Constitution

history: previous 1890; latest approved 6 October 1946, adopted 3 November 1946, effective 3 May 1947

amendments: proposed by the Diet; passage requires approval by at least two-thirds majority of both houses of the Diet and approval by majority in a referendum; note - the constitution has not been amended since its enactment in 1947 (2017)
Legal system

civil law system based on German model; system also reflects Anglo-American influence and Japanese traditions; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court
International law organization participation

accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
Citizenship

citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Japan

dual citizenship recognized: no

residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years
Suffrage

18 years of age; universal
Executive branch

chief of state: Emperor AKIHITO (since 7 January 1989); note - The Imperial Council ruled on 2 December 2017 that the Emperor will be allowed to abdicate in April 2019

head of government: Prime Minister Shinzo ABE (since 26 December 2012); Deputy Prime Minister Taro ASO (since 26 December 2012)

cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the prime minister

elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; the leader of the majority party or majority coalition in the House of Representatives usually becomes prime minister
Legislative branch

description: bicameral Diet or Kokkai consists of the House of Councillors or Sangi-in (242 seats; 146 members directly elected in multi-seat districts by simple majority vote and 96 directly elected in a single national constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 6-year terms with half the membership renewed every 3 years) and the House of Representatives or Shugi-in (475 seats; 295 members directly elected in single-seat districts by simple majority vote and 180 directly elected in multi-seat districts by party-list proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms); note - Japan's amended electoral law, changed in May 2017, reduced the total number of House seats to 465 - the number of House of Representatives seats in single-seat districts is reduced to 289 and the number of House of Representatives seats in multi-seat districts reduced to 176; the change is effective for the December 2018 House of Representatives election

note: the Diet in June 2017 redrew Japan's electoral district boundaries and reduced the current 275 seats in the House of Representatives to 265; the law, which cuts 6 seats in single-seat districts and 4 in multi-seat districts, was reportedly intended to reduce voting disparities between densely and sparsely populated voting districts

elections: House of Councillors - last held on 10 July 2016 (next to be held in July 2019); House of Representatives - last held on 22 October 2017 (next to be held by 21 October 2021)

election results: House of Councillors - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - LDP 55, DP 32, Komeito 14, JCP 6, Osaka Ishin no Kai (Initiatives from Osaka) 7, PLPTYF 1, SDP 1, independent 5

House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - LDP 284, CDP 55, Party of Hope 50, Komeito 29, JCP 12, JIP 11, SDP 2, independent 22
Judicial branch

highest court(s): Supreme Court or Saiko saibansho (consists of the chief justice and 14 associate justices); note - the Supreme Court has jurisdiction in constitutional issues

judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court chief justice designated by the Cabinet and appointed by the monarch; associate justices appointed by the Cabinet and confirmed by the monarch; all justices are reviewed in a popular referendum at the first general election of the House of Representatives following each judge's appointment and every 10 years afterward

subordinate courts: 8 High Courts (Koto-saiban-sho), each with a Family Court (Katei-saiban-sho); 50 District Courts (Chiho saibansho), with 203 additional branches; 438 Summary Courts (Kani saibansho)
Political parties and leaders

Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan or CDP [Yukio EDANO]

Democratic Party of Japan or DPJ [Kohei OTSUKA]

Group of Reformists [Sakihito OZAWA]

Japan Communist Party or JCP [Kazuo SHII]

Japan Innovation Party or JIP [Ichiro MATSUI]

Party of Hope or Kibo no To [Yuichiro TAMAKI]

Komeito [Natsuo YAMAGUCHI]

Liberal Democratic Party or LDP [Shinzo ABE]

Liberal Party [Ichiro OZAWA] (formerly People's Life Party & Taro Yamamoto and Friends or PLPTYF)

New Renaissance Party [Hiroyuki ARAI]

Party for Japanese Kokoro or PJK [Masashi NAKANO]

Social Democratic Party or SDP [Tadatomo YOSHIDA]

The Assembly to Energize Japan and the Independents [Kota MATSUDA]
Political pressure groups and leaders

other: business groups; trade unions
International organization participation

ADB, AfDB (nonregional member), APEC, Arctic Council (observer), ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, CD, CE (observer), CERN (observer), CICA (observer), CP, CPLP (associate), EAS, EBRD, EITI (implementing country), FAO, FATF, G-5, G-7, G-8, G-10, G-20, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAIA (observer), MIGA, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE (partner), Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), SAARC (observer), SELEC (observer), SICA (observer), UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMISS, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
Diplomatic representation in the US

chief of mission: Ambassador Shinsuke SUGIYAMA (since 28 March 2018)

chancery: 2520 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008

telephone: [1] (202) 238-6700

FAX: [1] (202) 328-2187

consulate(s) general: Anchorage (AK), Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver (CO), Detroit (MI), Honolulu (HI), Houston, Las Vegas (NV), Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville (TN), New Orleans, New York, Oklahoma City (OK), Orlando (FL), Philadelphia (PA), Phoenix (AZ), Portland (OR), San Francisco, Seattle, Saipan (Puerto Rico), Tamuning (Guam)
Diplomatic representation from the US

chief of mission: Ambassador William F. "Bill" HAGERTY, IV (since 31 August 2017)

embassy: 1-10-5 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8420

mailing address: Unit 9800, Box 300, APO AP 96303-0300

telephone: [81] (03) 3224-5000

FAX: [81] (03) 3505-1862

consulate(s) general: Naha (Okinawa), Osaka-Kobe, Sapporo

consulate(s): Fukuoka, Nagoya
Flag description

white with a large red disk (representing the sun without rays) in the center
National symbol(s)

red sun disc, chrysanthemum; national colors: red, white
National anthem

name: "Kimigayo" (The Emperor"s Reign)

lyrics/music: unknown/Hiromori HAYASHI

note: adopted 1999; unofficial national anthem since 1883; oldest anthem lyrics in the world, dating to the 10th century or earlier; there is some opposition to the anthem because of its association with militarism and worship of the emperor
Electricity access

electrification - total population: 100% (2016)
Electricity - production

976.3 billion kWh (2015 est.)

country comparison to the world: 6
Electricity - consumption

933.6 billion kWh (2015 est.)

country comparison to the world: 5
Electricity - exports

0 kWh (2016 est.)

country comparison to the world: 152
Electricity - imports

0 kWh (2016 est.)

country comparison to the world: 163
Electricity - installed generating capacity

322.2 million kW (2015 est.)

country comparison to the world: 4
Electricity - from fossil fuels

59.5% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)

country comparison to the world: 130
Electricity - from nuclear fuels

12.5% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)

country comparison to the world: 14
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants

7% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)

country comparison to the world: 126
Electricity - from other renewable sources

15% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)

country comparison to the world: 48
Crude oil - production

3,918 bbl/day (2016 est.)

country comparison to the world: 84
Crude oil - exports

0 bbl/day (2016 est.)

country comparison to the world: 142
Crude oil - imports

3.181 million bbl/day (2016 est.)

country comparison to the world: 4
Crude oil - proved reserves

44.12 million bbl (1 January 2017 est.)

country comparison to the world: 80
Refined petroleum products - production

3.536 million bbl/day (2016 est.)

country comparison to the world: 6
Refined petroleum products - consumption

4.026 million bbl/day (2016 est.)

country comparison to the world: 5
Refined petroleum products - exports

381,100 bbl/day (2016 est.)

country comparison to the world: 21
Refined petroleum products - imports

1.141 million bbl/day (2016 est.)

country comparison to the world: 5
Natural gas - production

4.453 billion cu m (2015 est.)

country comparison to the world: 53
Natural gas - consumption

123.6 billion cu m (2015 est.)

country comparison to the world: 10
Natural gas - exports

0 cu m (2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 125
Natural gas - imports

114.7 billion cu m (2015 est.)

country comparison to the world: 2
Natural gas - proved reserves

20.9 billion cu m (1 January 2017 est.)

country comparison to the world: 76
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy

1.257 billion Mt (2013 est.)

country comparison to the world: 6
Telephones - fixed lines

total subscriptions: 64,099,179

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 51 (July 2016 est.)

country comparison to the world: 4
Telephones - mobile cellular

total: 166,852,753

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 132 (July 2016 est.)

country comparison to the world: 8
Telephone system

general assessment: excellent domestic and international service

domestic: high level of modern technology and excellent service of every kind

international: country code - 81; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations - 7 Intelsat (Pacific and Indian Oceans), 1 Intersputnik (Indian Ocean region), 2 Inmarsat (Pacific and Indian Ocean regions), and 8 SkyPerfect JSAT (2012)
Broadcast media

a mixture of public and commercial broadcast TV and radio stations; 6 national terrestrial TV networks including 1 public broadcaster; the large number of radio and TV stations available provide a wide range of choices; satellite and cable services provide access to international channels (2012)
Internet country code

.jp
Internet users

total: 116,565,962

percent of population: 92.0% (July 2016 est.)

country comparison to the world: 6
National air transport system

number of registered air carriers: 23

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 627

annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 113.762 million

annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 8,868.745 million mt-km (2015)
Civil aircraft registration country code prefix

JA (2016)
Airports

175 (2013)

country comparison to the world: 33
Airports - with paved runways

total: 142

over 3,047 m: 6

2,438 to 3,047 m: 45

1,524 to 2,437 m: 38

914 to 1,523 m: 28

under 914 m: 25 (2017)
Airports - with unpaved runways

total: 33

914 to 1,523 m: 5

under 914 m: 28 (2013)
Heliports

16 (2013)
Pipelines

gas 4,456 km; oil 174 km; oil/gas/water 104 km (2013)
Railways

total: 27,311 km

standard gauge: 4,800 km 1.435-m gauge (4,800 km electrified)

dual gauge: 132 km 1.435-1.067-m gauge (132 km electrified)

narrow gauge: 124 km 1.372-m gauge (124 km electrified); 22,207 km 1.067-m gauge (15,430 km electrified); 48 km 0.762-m gauge (48 km electrified) (2015)

country comparison to the world: 11
Roadways

total: 1,218,772 km

paved: 992,835 km (includes 8,428 km of expressways)

unpaved: 225,937 km (2015)

country comparison to the world: 6
Waterways

1,770 km (seagoing vessels use inland seas) (2010)

country comparison to the world: 44
Merchant marine

total: 5,289

by type: bulk carrier 150, container ship 20, general cargo 1,963, oil tanker 714, other 2,442 (2017)

country comparison to the world: 3
Ports and terminals

major seaport(s): Chiba, Kawasaki, Kobe, Mizushima, Moji, Nagoya, Osaka, Tokyo, Tomakomai, Yokohama

container port(s) (TEUs): Kobe (2,707,000), Nagoya (2,631,000), Osaka (1,970,000), Tokyo (4,150,000), Yokohama (2,787,000) (2015)

LNG terminal(s) (import): Chita, Fukwoke, Futtsu, Hachinone, Hakodate, Hatsukaichi, Higashi Ohgishima, Higashi Niigata, Himeiji, Joetsu, Kagoshima, Kawagoe, Kita Kyushu, Mizushima, Nagasaki, Naoetsu, Negishi, Ohgishima, Oita, Sakai, Sakaide, Senboku, Shimizu, Shin Minato, Sodegaura, Tobata, Yanai, Yokkaichi; Okinawa - Nakagusuku
Military expenditures

0.93% of GDP (2016)

0.94% of GDP (2015)

0.96% of GDP (2014)

0.95% of GDP (2013)

0.97% of GDP (2012)

country comparison to the world: 119
Military branches

Japanese Ministry of Defense (MOD): Ground Self-Defense Force (Rikujou Jieitai, GSDF), Maritime Self-Defense Force (Kaijou Jieitai, MSDF), Air Self-Defense Force (Koukuu Jieitai, ASDF) (2011)
Military service age and obligation

18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; mandatory retirement at age 53 for senior enlisted personnel and at 62 years for senior service officers (2012)
Disputes - international

the sovereignty dispute over the islands of Etorofu, Kunashiri, and Shikotan, and the Habomai group, known in Japan as the "Northern Territories" and in Russia as the "Southern Kuril Islands," occupied by the Soviet Union in 1945, now administered by Russia and claimed by Japan, remains the primary sticking point to signing a peace treaty formally ending World War II hostilities; Japan and South Korea claim Liancourt Rocks (Take-shima/Tok-do) occupied by South Korea since 1954; the Japanese-administered Senkaku Islands are also claimed by China and Taiwan
Refugees and internally displaced persons

stateless persons: 626 (2016)

All Exchange Rates Now

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JPY to AED rate 0.02791 ▲ JPY to ALL rate 0.81241 ▲ JPY to ANG rate 0.01371 ▲
JPY to ARS rate 1.55505 ▲ JPY to AUD rate 0.01132 ▲ JPY to AWG rate 0.01369 ▲
JPY to BBD rate 0.01521 ▲ JPY to BDT rate 0.80071 ▲ JPY to BGN rate 0.01386 ▲
JPY to BHD rate 0.00287 ▲ JPY to BIF rate 15.81597 ▲ JPY to BMD rate 0.00761 ▲
JPY to BND rate 0.01019 ▲ JPY to BOB rate 0.05251 ▲ JPY to BRL rate 0.03986 ▼
JPY to BSD rate 0.00761 ▲ JPY to BTN rate 0.62825 ▲ JPY to BZD rate 0.01525 ▲
JPY to CAD rate 0.01039 ▲ JPY to CHF rate 0.00707 ▲ JPY to CLP rate 6.28249 ▲
JPY to CNY rate 0.05228 ▲ JPY to COP rate 36.76916 ▲ JPY to CRC rate 4.11966 ▲
JPY to CZK rate 0.17017 ▲ JPY to DKK rate 0.05282 ▲ JPY to DOP rate 0.41744 ▲
JPY to DZD rate 1.03292 ▲ JPY to EGP rate 0.23501 ▲ JPY to ETB rate 0.40949 ▲
JPY to EUR rate 0.00709 ▲ JPY to FJD rate 0.0168 ▲ JPY to GBP rate 0.0062
JPY to GMD rate 0.46772 ▲ JPY to GNF rate 65.44615 ▲ JPY to GTQ rate 0.05931 ▲
JPY to HKD rate 0.05965 ▲ JPY to HNL rate 0.18757 ▲ JPY to HRK rate 0.05345 ▲
JPY to HTG rate 1.17735 ▲ JPY to HUF rate 2.80009 ▼ JPY to IDR rate 116.69803 ▲
JPY to ILS rate 0.02789 ▲ JPY to INR rate 0.62778 ▲ JPY to IQD rate 11.09943 ▲
JPY to IRR rate 321.31877 ▲ JPY to ISK rate 1.06503 ▲ JPY to JMD rate 1.15017 ▲
JPY to JOD rate 0.0054 ▲ JPY to KES rate 0.98867 ▲ JPY to KMF rate 3.51162 ▲
JPY to KRW rate 9.93842 ▲ JPY to KWD rate 0.00233 ▲ JPY to KYD rate 0.00634 ▲
JPY to KZT rate 3.53392 ▲ JPY to LBP rate 114.14956 ▲ JPY to LKR rate 2.62386 ▲
JPY to LSL rate 0.14048 ▲ JPY to MAD rate 0.07877 ▲ JPY to MDL rate 0.14132 ▲
JPY to MKD rate 0.43696 ▲ JPY to MNT rate 25.91058 ▲ JPY to MOP rate 0.06143 ▲
JPY to MUR rate 0.35478 ▲ JPY to MVR rate 0.11712 ▲ JPY to MWK rate 7.80592 ▼
JPY to MXN rate 0.14314 ▲ JPY to MYR rate 0.03412 ▲ JPY to NAD rate 0.14009 ▲
JPY to NGN rate 3.50244 ▲ JPY to NIO rate 0.27815 ▲ JPY to NOK rate 0.08095 ▲
JPY to NPR rate 1.00519 ▲ JPY to NZD rate 0.01217 ▲ JPY to OMR rate 0.00293 ▲
JPY to PAB rate 0.00761 ▲ JPY to PEN rate 0.02882 ▲ JPY to PGK rate 0.0268 ▲
JPY to PHP rate 0.4125 ▼ JPY to PKR rate 2.14379 ▲ JPY to PLN rate 0.03338 ▲
JPY to PYG rate 54.81234 ▲ JPY to QAR rate 0.02778 ▲ JPY to RON rate 0.03493 ▲
JPY to RUB rate 0.5875 ▲ JPY to RWF rate 8.31107 ▲ JPY to SAR rate 0.02855 ▲
JPY to SBD rate 0.06236 ▲ JPY to SCR rate 0.10573 ▲ JPY to SEK rate 0.07888 ▼
JPY to SGD rate 0.01017 ▲ JPY to SLL rate 134.34547 ▲ JPY to SVC rate 0.06655 ▲
JPY to SZL rate 0.14041 ▲ JPY to THB rate 0.2594 ▲ JPY to TND rate 0.0238 ▲
JPY to TOP rate 0.01784 JPY to TRY rate 0.14461 ▲ JPY to TTD rate 0.05161 ▲
JPY to TWD rate 0.2321 ▲ JPY to TZS rate 17.79552 ▲ JPY to UAH rate 0.28089 ▲
JPY to UGX rate 28.61047 ▲ JPY to USD rate 0.00761 ▲ JPY to UYU rate 0.30053 ▲
JPY to VUV rate 0.89775 ▲ JPY to WST rate 0.02052 ▲ JPY to XAF rate 4.65349 ▲
JPY to XCD rate 0.02055 ▲ JPY to XOF rate 4.65349 ▲ JPY to XPF rate 0.84656 ▲
JPY to YER rate 1.90358 ▲ JPY to ZAR rate 0.14082 ▲

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