| 大東亜共栄圏 Dai-tō-a Kyōeiken Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere | |
| 1949 – | |
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| Anthem
Kimigayo | |
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| Capital | Tokyo |
| Official language | Japanese (de facto), Standard Chinese, Mongolian, Thai, Vietnamese, Burmese, Bengali, Nepali, Standard Tibetan, Malay, Indonesian, Filipino |
| State ideology | Hakkō ichiu |
| Government | Constitutional monarchy |
| Head of state
- 1964 – |
Emperor
Masahito |
| Head of government
- 2006 – |
Prime Minister
Hosui Tanaka |
| Area | 21,660,132 km² (13,458,982.0 sq mi) |
| Population | 2,390,765,555 (2009) |
| Established | January 3, 1868 (Empire of Japan) November 15, 1949 (Weltreich accession) |
| Currency | Asian yen |
| GDP (nominal) | $9.773 trillion (3rd) |
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