Template:Country data Japan

This is the documentation for Template:Country data Japan. It is automatically generated by Template:Country showdata

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.

This template is within the scope of WikiProject Flag Template, a collaborative effort to maintain flag templates on Wikipedia. A more thorough discussion of the flag template system, including parameters not described here, can be found on the project page.

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Contents 1 Standard parameters 2 Flag variants 3 Military ensigns 4 Redirect aliases 5 Example usage 6 Related templates 7 Other information

Standard parameters

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

Flag variants

Label	Flag image (40px)	Image name
alt		Flag of Japan - variant.svg
1945		Flag of Allied Occupied Japan.svg
ryukyu		Flag of US Occupied Ryukyu Islands.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 Japan Empire of Japan
• Template:Country data Ryūkyū Kingdom Ryūkyū Kingdom

Other information

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