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Formal Name
JAPAN (Local name: Nihon)
Time zone
The official time zone is called "Japan Standard Time (JST)",
which is
9 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.
Japan current time:
*Japan Time does not operate Daylight Saving Time.
Capital City
Tokyo
Official language
Japanese
National Flower
Cherry Blossom
(
Yama zakura
)
Chrysanthemus
(
Kiku
)
National Bird
Pheasants
(Kigi)
Photo courtesy of Toru Endou
Population
About 127,590,00 people *1
Area
377,873 km
2 *2
Currency
Japanese Yen symbolized by
National Flag
International Telephone
Dialling Code
+81
*1:
Statistics Bureau
( Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications), Sept. 2004
*2:
Statistics Bureau & Statistics Center, 2000
Profile of Tokyo
Tokyo governor
Shintaro Ishihara
Flower of Tokyo
Cherry Blossom
(Somei Yoshino)
Tree of Tokyo
Ginkgo
(Icho)
Day of tokyo citizen
black-headed gull
Bird of tokyo citizen
01.Oct
Sister Cities of Tokyo
City
Country
concluded in
1. New York City
USA
29.Feb.1969
2. Beijing
China
14.Mar.1979
3. Paris
France
14.Jul.1982
4. New South Wales
Australia
09.May.1984
5. Seoul
South Korea
03.Sep.1988
6. Jakarta
Indonesia
23.Oct.1989
7. Sao Paulo
Brazil
13.Jun.1990
8. Cairo
Egypt
23.Oct.1990
9. Moscow
Russia
16.Jul.1991
10.Berlin
Germany
14.May.1994
11.Rome
Italy
05.Jul.1996
official web site
Tokyo Metropolitan Government
The official TOKYO METRO web site
Profile of Yokohama
Yokohama mayor
Hiroshi Nakata
Flower of Yokohama
Rose
(Bara)
Tree of Tokyo
Ginkgo
(Icho)
Sister Cities of Yokohama
City
Country
concluded in
1. San Diego (USA)
USA
29.Oct.1957
2. Lyons
France
07.Apr.1959
3. Bombay
India
26.Jun.1965
4. Odessa
Ukraine
01.Jul.1965
5. Vancouver
Canada
01.Jul.1965
6. Manila
Philippines
01.Jul.1965
7. Shanghai
china
30.Nov.1973
8. Constantza
Romania
12.Oct.1977
[ Sister Ports of Yokohama ]
*
City
Country
concluded in
1. Oakland
USA
02.May.1980
2. Vancouver
Canada
15.May.1981
3. Shanghai
China
12.Oct.1983
4. Dalian
China
05.Sep.1990
5. Hamburg
Germany
27.Oct.1992
[ Trade Cooperation Port of Yokohama ]
1. Melbourne
Australia
24.May.1986
official web site
City of Yokohama
City of Yokohama
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