Japan 日本 Nippon/Nihon
Capital and largest city | Tokyo 35°41′N 139°46′E / 35.683°N 139.767°E / 35.683; 139.767
Official languages | Japanese
National language | Japanese
Ethnic groups (2011) | 98.5% Japanese ┗Yamato people ┗Ainu people ┗Ryukyuan people 0.5% Korean 0.4% Chinese 0.6% other
Religion (2000) | 51.8% Folk Shinto / None 34.9% Buddhism 4% Shinto sects 2.3% Christianity 0.1% Judaism 7% No answer
Demonym(s) | Japanese
Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
• Emperor | Akihito
• Crown Prince | Naruhito
• Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe
• Deputy Prime Minister | Tarō Asō
• Speaker of the House of Representatives | Tadamori Oshima
• President of the House of Councillors | Chuichi Date
• Chief Justice | Naoto Ōtani
Legislature | National Diet
• Upper house | House of Councillors
• Lower house | House of Representatives