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Japan
Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula
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Civil aircraft registration country code prefix
JA
Airports
280 (2025)
Heliports
3,036 (2025)
Railways
Total
27,311 km (2015)
Standard gauge
4,800 km (2015) 1.435-m gauge (4,800 km electrified)
Narrow gauge
124 km (2015) 1.372-m gauge (124 km electrified)
Dual gauge
132 km (2015) 1.435-1.067-m gauge (132 km electrified)
Merchant marine
Total
5,229 (2023)
By type
bulk carrier 166, container ship 49, general cargo 1,893, oil tanker 666, other 2,455
Ports
Total ports
163 (2024)
Large
11
Medium
26
Small
54
Very small
71
Size unknown
1
Ports with oil terminals
99
Key ports
Kawasaki Ko, Kobe, Mikawa, Nagasaki, Nagoya Ko, Onomichi-Itozaki, Osaka, Tokyo Ko, Wakamatsu Ko, Wakayama-Shimotsu Ko, Yokohama Ko