Population
125,560,000 (2021)
Official language
Japanese
Currency
JPY ¥ - Japanese Yen
Capital
Tokyo
Time Zone
UTC+09.00 (JST)
Dialling Code
+81
Area (sq. miles)
145,937
GDP
$5.586 trillion (PPP)
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports Science and Technology
8% for both books and ebooks
Yes
Japan Book Publishers Association
Publishers’ Association for Cultural Exchange (PACE)
Japan Booksellers Federation
Extensive statistics available in the Japan Book Publishers Association’s Introduction to Publishing in Japan below.
Content Tokyo held over 3 days in April
The Japan Foundation Support Programme for Translation and Publication on Japan
The Suntory Foundation Support for Overseas Publication program
Useful Contacts
Tel: +81 (0)3 3235 8031
Email: info@exporttojapan.co.uk
Tel: +81 (3) 5211-1100
Bonjinsha Inc.
Kinokuniya Company Ltd., International Business Division
Nippan Ips Co., Ltd
OCS Co., Ltd., Book Sec. & Subscription Dept.