- Long form name is the same as the short form- Japan
- The capital is Tokyo, Japan
- Government: Unitary state, Constitutional monarchy, Parliamentary system
- Their date of independence was: March 1, 1919
- (total list of all national holidays here: http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2062.html)
- a few:
- January 1 (national holiday)
- New Year (shogatsu):
- This is the most important holiday in Japan. While only January 1 is designated as a national holiday, many businesses remain closed through January 3. More information is available on the New Year page.
- Second Monday of January (national holiday)
- Coming of Age (seijin no hi):
- The coming of age of 20 year old men and women is celebrated on this national holiday. More information is available on the Coming of Age page.
- February 3
- Beginning of spring (setsubun):
- Setsubun is not a national holiday, but celebrated at shrines and temples nationwide. More information is available on the Setsubun page.
- February 11 (national holiday)
- National Foundation Day (kenkoku kinenbi):
- According to the earliest Japanese history records, on this day in the year 660 BC the first Japanese emperor was crowned.
- Their current monarch is : Akihito
- The prime minister of Japan Shinzo Abe
- Executive branch: is called the Diet, and the House of Representatives consists of 480 members, and a house of Councillors 242 members
- Legislative Branch: There is the Prime minister, Shinzo Abe, and the cabinet, which consists of Diet members.
- Judicial Branch: Supreme Court. district courts, high courts, family courts, and summary courts. Judges are appointed by the cabinet.
- (no powers are listed, i am assuming the same as the US)
- All Japanese citizens over 20 may vote
- Kenichiro Sasae is the current Japanese ambassador to the US
- The location of their embassy in the US is: 2520 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20008
- All states of America have been served by a consultant, but no names are given
- The Ambassador from US to Japan is : Caroline Bouvier Kennedy
- The location of the US embassy in Japan is in Tokyo, Japan
- Sapporo
- Nagoya
- Osaka
- Fukuoka
- Naha
- Japan's representatives to the United Nations: H.E. Mr. Motohide Yoshikawa, H.E. Mr. Kazuyoshi Umemoto, and H.E. Mr. Jun Yamazaki,
- The flag of Japan is called Nisshoki, which translates to the "sun mark flag." Japan was referred to "the land of the rising sun," where the symbol of the sun was used on fans of Samurai, and the symbol carried onto the flag.
- The National Anthem of Japan, "Kimi Ga Yo"
- Japan doesn't have an official national flower, but some think it is the cherry blossom. The official symbol of the emperor, however, is a chrysanthemum. The crane is a symbol of peace.
- from the CIA World Factbook "the sovereignty dispute over the islands of Etorofu, Kunashiri, and Shikotan, and the Habomai group, known in Japan as the "Northern Territories" and in Russia as the "Southern Kuril Islands," occupied by the Soviet Union in 1945, now administered by Russia and claimed by Japan, remains the primary sticking point to signing a peace treaty formally ending World War II hostilities; Japan and South Korea claim Liancourt Rocks (Take-shima/Tok-do) occupied by South Korea since 1954; China and Taiwan dispute both Japan's claims to the uninhabited islands of the Senkaku-shoto (Diaoyu Tai) and Japan's unilaterally declared exclusive economic zone in the East China Sea, the site of intensive hydrocarbon prospecting"
- there is no number of refugees stated, but there are articles stating the low odds of help if you are a refugee there.
- Apparently there are no internally displaced persons in Japan
- There are 775 stateless persons in Japan