Japan

Currency: Yen

Capital City: Tokyo, 35,327,000

Largest Cities:
Yokohama, 3,494,900;
Osaka, 11,286,000;
Nagoya, 2,189,700;
Sapporo, 1,848,000;
Kobe, 1,529,900 (part of Osaka metro. area);
Kyoto, 1,470,600 (part of Osaka metro. area);
Fukuoka, 1,368,900;
Kawasaki, 1,276,200 (part of Tokyo metro. area);
Hiroshima, 1,132,700

Religion: Shintoist and Buddhist 84%, other 16% (including Christian 0.7%)

Government: Constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary government

Sports: Sumo Wrestling, baseball and soccer

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