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		Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
1945		Flag of Allied Occupied Japan.svg
1947		Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
ryukyu		Civil ensign of the Ryukyu Islands (1952–1967).svg
naval		Naval Ensign of Japan.svg
marines		Flag of JSDF.svg
military		Flag of the Japan Self-Defense Forces.svg
coast guard		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		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	Template:Tlx output	Template:Tlx 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}} → Japan
• {{flag icon|Japan}} →

Using a flag variant

• {{flag|Japan|1870}} → Japan
• {{flag icon|Japan|1870}} →

Using a redirect alias

• {{flag icon|JPN}} → Template:Country data JPNTemplate:Namespace detect showall
• {{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}} → Template:Break

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}} → Template:Break

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

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

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

• {{Armed forces|Japan}} → Template:Armed forces
• {{flag icon|Japan|military}} → Template:Break

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

• {{navy|Japan}} → Template:Navy
• {{flag icon|Japan|navy}} → Template:Break

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}} → Template:Break

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

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

Related templates

Please see the following related country_data templates:

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

TemplateData

Template:TemplateData header <templatedata> {

 "description": "This template should not be used directly. It is used indirectly by flag templates such as Template:Flag and Template:Flag icon. See Category:Flag template system for a full list of flag templates and Wikipedia:WikiProject Flag Template for further documentation.",
 "params": {}

} </templatedata>

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