(WIPO code: JP) (last revised November 2023)

by YUASA AND HARA, Tokyo - Mr. Osamu Yamamoto

General Information

Area

377,955 sq. km.

Population

124.48 million (May 2023).

Capital

Tokyo.

Language

Japanese.

Currency

Japanese Yen.

General Remarks

Imports (2022): U.S.$ 902,600 million.
Imports from: China 21%, U.S.A. 10%, Australia 10%.

Exports (2022): U.S.$ 751,550 million.
Exports to: China 19%, U.S.A. 19%, Taiwan 7%, South Korea 7%.

 

Statistics (2022) Filed Granted
Patents 288,855 187,794
PCT (as a receiving Office) 48,719
Utility models 4,513 4,615
Trademarks (national applications) 150,506 183,804
Madrid Protocol (as a designation country) 19,769
Designs 31,711 29,540

(Source: JPO Status Report 2022)