Country Snapshot of Japan!
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Japan has the world's second-largest economy, having achieved remarkable growth in the second half of the 20th Century after the devastation of the Second World War. Its role in the international community is considerable. It is a major aid donor and a source of global capital and credit. More than three quarters of the population live in sprawling cities on the coastal fringes of Japan's four mountainous, wooded islands.
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Japan Fast Facts:
Official Name: Japan
Capital: Tokyo
Area: 377,864 sq km (145,894 sq miles)
Population: 127.2 million (UN, 2009)
Life Expectancy: 79 years (men), 86 years (women) (UN)
Official Language: Japanese
Major Religions: Shintoism, Buddhism
Currency: Yen (JPY, ¥)
Time-zone: UTC+9
Calling Code: +81
Electricity: 100V/50 or 60Hz
Japan Emergency Numbers
Police: 110
Fire: 119
Ambulance: 119
Marine Emergency: 118
Foreigner Assistance: 03-3501-0110
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Foreign Embassies in Japan
UNITED STATES EMBASSY - JAPAN
Address: 1-10-5 Akasaka Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8420
Phone: 03-3224-5000
Fax: 03-3505-1862
Website: http://tokyo.usembassy.gov
AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY - JAPAN
Address: 2-1-14 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8361
Phone: 03-5232-4111
Website: www.australia.or.jp/en
UNITED KINGDOM EMBASSY - JAPAN
Address: No 1 Ichiban-cho Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 102-8381
Phone: 03-5211-1100
Fax: 03-5275-3164
Website: http://ukinjapan.fco.gov.uk/en
CANADIAN EMBASSY - JAPAN
Address: 7-3-38 Akasaka, Minato-ku Tokyo 107-8503
Phone: 03-5412-6200
Fax: 03-5412-6247
Website: www.japan.gc.ca
NEW ZEALAND EMBASSY - JAPAN
Address: 20-40 Kamiyama-cho Shibuya-ku Tokyo 150-0047
Phone 03-3467-2271
Fax: 03-3467-2278
Website: www.nzembassy.com/japan
SOUTH AFRICAN EMBASSY - JAPAN
Address: 2-1-1 Hirakawa-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0093
Phone 03-3265-3366
Fax: 03-3239-2690
Website: www.rsatk.com/en_index.html
IRISH EMBASSY - JAPAN
Address: 2-10-7, Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0083
Phone 03-3263-0695
Fax: 03-3265-2275
Website: www.irishembassy.jp
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