JP
Japan
Nihon-koku/Nippon-koku
none
Emergency number
The association has no number for this country from an official publisher. Ask locally before you need it — a number published here without a source could be the wrong one.
Official addresses
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- Form of government
- parliamentary constitutional monarchy
- Capital
- Tokyo
- Head of state
- Emperor NARUHITO (since 1 May 2019)
- Head of government
- Prime Minister Sanae TAKAICHI (since 21 October 2025)
- Cabinet
- Cabinet appointed by the prime minister
- Highest court
- Supreme Court or Saiko saibansho (consists of the chief justice and 14 associate justices)
- Independence
- 3 May 1947 (current constitution adopted as amendment to Meiji Constitution); notable earlier dates: 11 February 660 B.C. (mythological date of Emperor JIMMU founding the nation); 29 November 1890 (Meiji Constitution provides for constitutional monarchy)
- National day
- Birthday of Emperor NARUHITO, 23 February (1960)
This directory was compiled on 12 October 2026.
Version 1 of this record, last confirmed by the automatic refresh on 12 October 2026. Answerable publisher: United States — Central Intelligence Agency (public domain). Current.
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