Countries of the World: Japan
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In this post we will be going over some brief information on and how to pronounce Japan.
Japan is a country on the Asian continent with 6,852 islands making its geographical territories with the majority of these islands being uninhibited, an Easterly coastline along the North Pacific Ocean, the Sea of Okhotsk to the North, the sea of Japan to the West and the East China and Philippine Seas to the South West and South respectively.
You pronounce Japan like this: JA-PAN.
Key information and contact details for Japan
Official Language: Japanese.
Secondary Language(s): Ainu.
Japan dialling code: +81.
Japan currency: Japanese yen.
Japan Capital City: Tokyo.
Japan International Airport: Narita International Airport, 1-1 Furugome, Narita, Chiba 282-0004, Japan. Phone Number: +81 476 34 8000.
Emergency Services Phone Number: Police: 110. Ambulance / Fire: 119.
British Embassy: British Embassy Tokyo, 〒102-8381, No 1 Ichiban-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Phone Number: +81 (3) 5211 1100.
American Embassy: U.S. Embassy 1-10-5 Akasaka Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8420, Japan. Phone Number: +81 (3) 3224 5000.
Latest Travel Advice (British Government): https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/japan.