Country Name: Japan (Nippon) Area: 377,435 sq km Population: 125 million Capital City: Tokyo (pop 8 million) People: 99% Japanese (including indigenous Ainu), and 1% Korean. Languages: Japanese Religion: 85% Shinto/Buddist, 11% Shugendo, plus Confucian, Christian, Muslim and new religious fringe groups. Government: Constitutional monarchy Currency: Yen. Time Zone: Nine hours ahead of GMT/UTC Country Code: 81 Electricity: 110V, 50AC (Tokyo and eastern Japan); 60 AC (western Japan); sockets take two-pin American-style plugs.