Here are a few of the most interesting Japan statistics and facts I was able to dig up. As always, be sure to check back in the future as I will be updating this post as new and updated stats become available.

Japan Statistics and Facts

• Location: Japan on Google Maps
• Continental Area: 146,000 square miles (378,000 square kilometers)
• Continent:  Asia
• Time Zone(s):

• Population: 127.1 million (2018)
• National Language: Japanese
• Capital City: Tokyo
• Largest City: Tokyo
• List of Major Cities in Japan: 
  • Tokyo
  • Yokohama
  • Osaka
  • Nagoya
  • Sapporo
  • Kobe
  • Fukuoka
  • Kyoto
  • Kawasaki
  • Saitama
  • Hiroshima
• Largest Public Companies in Japan (source)
  1. Mitsubishi Financial
  2. Toyota
  3. Nippon Telegraph
  4. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial
  5. Mizuho Financial
  6. Nissan
  7. Honda
  8. Mitsubishi Corp
  9. Hitachi
  10. Mitsu & Co
  11. Softbank
  12. Itochu
  13. Canon
  14. Japan Tobacco
  15. KDDI
• Largest Private Company in Japan (source)
  1. Preferred Networks
• Top Websites in Japan (according to SimilarWeb on 10/8/18):
  1. google.co.jp
  2. yahoo.co.jp
  3. google.com
  4. youtube.com
  5. twitter.com
  6. amazon.co.jp
  7. docomo.ne.jp
  8. rakuten.co.jp
  9. fc2.com
  10. dmm.co.jp
• Top Social Networks in Japan:
  • LINE
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram