Template:Country data Japan

Template documentation

Standard parameters

Parameter name	Value	Meaning
alias	Japan	Main article name (Japan)
flag alias	Flag of Japan.svg	Image name (File:Flag of Japan.svg, shown on right)

Flag variants

Label	Flag image (40px)	Image name
1870	File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg	Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
1945	File:Flag of Allied Occupied Japan.svg	Flag of Allied Occupied Japan.svg
1947	File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg	Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
ryukyu	File:Flag of US Occupied Ryukyu Islands.svg	Flag of US Occupied Ryukyu Islands.svg
naval		Naval Ensign of Japan.svg
marines	File:Flag of JSDF.svg	Flag of JSDF.svg
military	File:Flag of the Japan Self-Defense Forces.svg	Flag of the Japan Self-Defense Forces.svg
coast guard	File:Ensign of the Japanese Coast Guard.svg	Ensign of the Japanese Coast Guard.svg
navy		Naval Ensign of Japan.svg
air force		Flag of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.svg
army	File:Flag of JSDF.svg	Flag of JSDF.svg

Redirect aliases

This template can also be used via an alias name (implemented as a redirect to this template):

Alias name	{{flag|alias}} output	{{flagcountry|alias}} output
JPN (view)	JPN	Japan

See What links here for a full list of redirects.

Example usage

• {{flag|Japan}} → Japan
• {{flagicon|Japan}} → [[Japan|]]

Using a flag variant

• {{flag|Japan|1870}} → Japan
• {{flagicon|Japan|1870}} → [[Japan|]]

Using a redirect alias

• {{flagicon|JPN}} → [[Japan|]]
• {{flagcountry|JPN}} → Japan
• {{flag|JPN}} → JPN

Military ensigns

This template includes a naval flag variant that can be used with Template:Naval:

• {{naval|Japan}} → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
• {{flagicon|Japan|naval}} → [[Japan|]]
  

This template includes an air force ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Air force:

• {{air force|Japan}} → Japan Air Self-Defense Force
• {{flagicon|Japan|air force}} → [[Japan|]]
  

This template includes a marine ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Marines:

• {{marines|Japan}} → Japanese Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade
• {{flagicon|Japan|marines}} → [[Japan|]]
  

This template includes a marine ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Armed forces:

• {{Armed forces|Japan}} → Japan Self-Defense Forces
• {{flagicon|Japan|military}} → [[Japan|]]
  

This template includes an ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Navy:

• {{navy|Japan}} → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
• {{flagicon|Japan|navy}} → [[Japan|]]
  

This template includes a coast guard ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Coast guard:

• {{coast guard|Japan}} → Template:Coast guard
• {{flagicon|Japan|coast guard}} → [[Japan|]]
  

This template includes an army ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Army:

• {{army|Japan}} → Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
• {{flagicon|Japan|army}} → [[Japan|]]

Related templates

Please see the following related country_data templates:

• Template:Country data Empire of JapanEmpire of Japan

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Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
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