Template:Country data Japan

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Template:Country data Japan is an internal data container not intended to be transcluded directly. It is used indirectly by templates such as flag, flagicon, and others.

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 above right)

Flag variants

Label	Flag image (40px)	Image name
alt		Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg
1945		Flag of Allied Occupied Japan.svg
naval		Naval Ensign of Japan.svg

Military ensigns

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

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

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

Example usage

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

Using a flag variant

• {{flag|Japan|alt}} → Japan
• {{flagicon|Japan|alt}} →

Using a redirect alias

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

Related templates

Please see the following related country_data templates:

• Template:Country data Empire of JapanEmpire of Japan