Japan
Asia · Eastern Asia
Key facts
- Capital
- Tokyo
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Eastern Asia
- Population (2025)
- 123 million (123,366,734) · rank 12 of 193
- Area (2023)
- 377,969 km² · rank 62 of 193
- People per km²
- 326 (calculated from the two figures above)
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (2025, 2023), CC BY 4.0. data.worldbank.org
Test yourself
The first question is always Japan, then four more countries of the same region.
Unfolding the map…
Neighbours on the map
No other quiz country shares a border with Japan on this map. The closest outlines across the sea:
Based on the Natural Earth 1:110m outlines. The 29 states drawn as dots are not counted as neighbours.
The flag
Flags with a similar colour layout, used as wrong options on Hard: Cyprus, South Korea, Georgia, Israel.
In the quizzes
The levels on which Japan is asked in each selection:
| Selection | Map | Flag | Capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| World | Easy · Medium | Easy · Medium | Easy · Medium |
| Asia | Easy · Medium | Easy · Medium | Easy · Medium |
| Giants by population | Medium · Hard | Easy · Medium · Hard | Easy · Medium · Hard |
In four languages
| Country | Capital | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Japan | Tokyo |
| Italiano | Giappone | Tokyo |
| Magyar | Japán | Tokió |
| Suomi | Japani | Tokio |