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.

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.

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`		`Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg`
`1945`		`Flag of Allied Occupied Japan.svg`
`1947`		`Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg`
`ryukyu`		`Flag of US Occupied Ryukyu Islands.svg`
`Coast Guard`		`Ensign of the Japanese Coast Guard.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

See What links here for a full list of redirects.

Example usage

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

Using a flag variant

{{flag|Japan|1870}} → Japan
{{flagicon|Japan|1870}} →

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 JapanTemplate:Country data Empire of Japan

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