Japan - Facts
- Full name: Japan
- Population: 128 million (UN, 2007)
- Capital: Tokyo
- Area: 377,864 sq km (145,894 sq miles)
- Major language: Japanese
- Major religions: Shintoism, Buddhism
- Life expectancy: 79 years (men), 86 years (women) (UN)
- Monetary unit: yen
- Main exports: Vehicles, computer parts, chemicals, scientific instruments and watches
- GNI per capita: US $38,980 (World Bank, 2006)
- Internet domain: .jp
- International dialling code: +81
- Head of state: Emperor Akihito
- Prime minister: Yasuo Fukuda (resigned)
- The press
- Asahi Shimbun - daily, English-language pages
- Yomiuri Shimbun - daily, English-language pages
- Mainichi Daily News - English-language pages
- Sankei Shimbun - daily
- Nikkei Net - English-language pages
- The Japan Times - English-language
- Television
- NHK - public, operates the General TV, Educational TV channels. NHK also runs satellite channels BS-1 and BS-2 and high-definition TV (HDTV) network Digital Hi-Vision. NHK World is the organisation's TV service for Japanese nationals living overseas.
- TV Asahi - national commercial network
- Fuji TV - national commercial network
- Nippon TV (NTV) - national commercial network
- Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) - national commercial network
- Radio
- NHK - public, operates news/speech-based Radio 1, cultural/educational network Radio 2, classical music-based network FM Radio, external service Radio Japan
- Inter FM - Tokyo commercial music station
- J-Wave - Tokyo commercial music station
- Tokyo FM - Tokyo-based commercial network
- TBS Radio - network operated by Tokyo Broadcasting System
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