Population: 127,000,000
Land area: 377,000 km sq – 85% considered mountainous
Geography: Four main islands, Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku
Climate: Japan stretches nearly 3000km between temperate and sub-tropical zones, thus conditions vary widely.
Religion: Shinto, Buddhism
Government: Constitutional monarchy
Official language: Japanese, many dialects spoken
Currency: Japanese yen
Time zone: AEST-1, No daylight saving in Japan