GENERAL INFORMATION

Country name
Japan (Nihon or Nippon in Japanese pronunciation)

National flag
It show the image of the sun rising.This first appeared in 8th century andofficially became the national flag in 1990.
Land area
377,923k

Population
About 127,720,000 (2009)

Capital city
Tokyo

System of government
Constitutional Monarchy

Ethnic composition
Japanese race (Yamato race) 98.5%
and small groups for example, Ainu, Wiruta, Nibuhu etc.

Religion
Shinto and Buddhism are the majority,but not many Japanese people are conscious about religion.
Sum of Christians, Muslims and other religions is less than 1%.

Language
Japanese (not many people speak English)

Currency
Japanese Yen

National holidays
January 1: New Year's Day

Second Monday of January : Coming-of-Age Day

February 11: National Foundation Day

March 20 or 21: Vernal Equinox Day