basic information
Capital City: Tokyo
Official Currency: Yen (¥)
Total Area: 377, 944 square kilometers
Population: 127.6 million
Official Currency: Yen (¥)
Total Area: 377, 944 square kilometers
Population: 127.6 million
ethnic groups
1. Japanese 98.5%
2. Koreans 0.5%
3. Chinese 0.4%
4. Others 0.6%
5. Approximately 230 000 Brazilians of Japanese original migrated to Japan in the 1990s to work in industries. Some have returned to Brazil
2. Koreans 0.5%
3. Chinese 0.4%
4. Others 0.6%
5. Approximately 230 000 Brazilians of Japanese original migrated to Japan in the 1990s to work in industries. Some have returned to Brazil
main religions
Shintoism 83.9%
- There is no absolute right and wrong. Nobody is perfect.
- Humans are thought to be fundamentally good, and evil is believed to be caused by evil spirits.
- Most Shinto rituals are held to keep evil spirits away by purification, offerings and prayers to the kami (God).
- Men and women can become priests, and they are allowed to marry and have children.
Buddhism 71.4%
- Many people belong to both Shintoism and Buddhism.
- This religion does not directly affect the everyday life of the average Japanese very strongly.
- In most Japanese homes, a Shinto shrine and a Buddhist altar, believed to protect the family and house respectively, stand adjacent to each other. When people purchase a car, they usually hang a charm in it. The charm may be one blessed by a priest.
- There is no absolute right and wrong. Nobody is perfect.
- Humans are thought to be fundamentally good, and evil is believed to be caused by evil spirits.
- Most Shinto rituals are held to keep evil spirits away by purification, offerings and prayers to the kami (God).
- Men and women can become priests, and they are allowed to marry and have children.
Buddhism 71.4%
- Many people belong to both Shintoism and Buddhism.
- This religion does not directly affect the everyday life of the average Japanese very strongly.
- In most Japanese homes, a Shinto shrine and a Buddhist altar, believed to protect the family and house respectively, stand adjacent to each other. When people purchase a car, they usually hang a charm in it. The charm may be one blessed by a priest.