Template:Country data Japan

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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:Civil ensign of the Ryukyu Islands (1952–1967).svg	`Civil ensign of the Ryukyu Islands (1952–1967).svg`
`naval`	File:Naval Ensign of Japan.svg	`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`	File:Naval Ensign of Japan.svg	`Naval Ensign of Japan.svg`
`air force`	File:Flag of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.svg	`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	`{{flag country\|alias}}` output
`JPN` (view)	Template:Country data JPN	Template:Country data JPN

See What links here for a full list of redirects.

Example usage

{{flag|Japan}} → Error creating thumbnail: Japan
{{flag icon|Japan}} → Error creating thumbnail:

Using a flag variant

{{flag|Japan|1870}} → File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan
{{flag icon|Japan|1870}} → Japan

Using a redirect alias

{{flag icon|JPN}} → Template:Country data JPN
{{flag country|JPN}} → Template:Country data JPN
{{flag|JPN}} → Template:Country data JPN

Military ensigns

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

{{naval|Japan}} → Template:Naval
{{flag icon|Japan|naval}} → Japan

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

{{air force|Japan}} → Template:Air force
{{flag icon|Japan|air force}} → Japan

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

{{marines|Japan}} → Template:Marines
{{flag icon|Japan|marines}} → Japan

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

{{Armed forces|Japan}} → File:Flag of the Japan Self-Defense Forces.svg Japan Self-Defense Forces
{{flag icon|Japan|military}} → Japan

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

{{navy|Japan}} → Template:Navy
{{flag icon|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
{{flag icon|Japan|coast guard}} → Japan

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

{{army|Japan}} → Template:Army
{{flag icon|Japan|army}} → Japan

Related templates

Please see the following related country_data templates:

Template:Country data Empire of JapanTemplate:Country data Empire of Japan

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Country data Japan in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Country data Japan

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