Japan (Simple English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Japan" in Simple English language version.

Last modified: 01:12:23, 25 August 2026 (UTC)

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adsabs.harvard.edu (Global: 14^th place; Simple English: 17^th place)

ui.adsabs.harvard.edu

Brace, C. Loring (2001). "Old World sources of the first New World human inhabitants: A comparative craniofacial view". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 98 (17): 10017–10022. Bibcode:2001PNAS...9810017L. doi:10.1073/pnas.171305898. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 55570. PMID 11481450.

asianstudies.org (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

"Baseball in Japan and the US: History, Culture, and Future Prospects". Association for Asian Studies. Archived from the original on 2022-02-26. Retrieved 2022-02-26.

bbc.com (Global: 26^th place; Simple English: 20^th place)

Wong-Anan, Nopporn (3 May 2019). "Emperor Naruhito and Japan's lonely republicans". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
"Sanae Takaichi wins historic vote to become Japan's first female prime minister". BBC News. 21 October 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.

biorxiv.org (Global: 6,055^th place; Simple English: 4,333^rd place)

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/biorxiv/early/2019/03/15/579177.full.pdf

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; Simple English: 4^th place)

Louis-Frédéric (2005). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 242. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
Louis-Frédéric (2005). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 780. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
Louis-Frédéric (2005). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. pp. 905–907. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.

cedmagic.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

"Sony CDP-101 - the First Compact Disc Audio CD Player from 1982". www.cedmagic.com. Retrieved 2023-08-10.

ceicdata.com (Global: low place; Simple English: 7,230^th place)

"Japan Monthly Earnings (1971 - 2025) – CEIC Data". ceicdata.com. 2025-01-31. Retrieved 2025-04-15. - Japan Monthly Earnings stood at US$1,888 in Jan 2025, compared with the previous figure of US$4,014 in Dec 2024.

cia.gov (Global: 133^rd place; Simple English: 60^th place)

"CIA Factbook: Japan". Cia.gov. Archived from the original on December 20, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
"World Factbook: Gini Index". CIA. Archived from the original on June 13, 2007. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
"Japan". CIA World Factbook. CIA. Archived from the original on 2015-12-20. Retrieved 2016-06-19.

doi.org (Global: 2^nd place; Simple English: 2^nd place)

Brace, C. Loring (2001). "Old World sources of the first New World human inhabitants: A comparative craniofacial view". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 98 (17): 10017–10022. Bibcode:2001PNAS...9810017L. doi:10.1073/pnas.171305898. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 55570. PMID 11481450.

e-stat.go.jp (Global: 695^th place; Simple English: low place)

"最新結果一覧政府統計の総合窓口 GL08020101". Statistics Bureau of Japan. Retrieved April 27, 2016.

history.co.uk (Global: low place; Simple English: 3,394^th place)

"7 important Japanese inventions from history". Sky HISTORY TV channel. Retrieved 2023-08-10.

ifr.org (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

"Why Japan leads industrial robot production". IFR International Federation of Robotics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.

imf.org (Global: 225^th place; Simple English: 45^th place)

"World Economic Outlook Database, April 2017 – Report for Selected Countries and Subjects". International Monetary Fund (IMF). Retrieved April 21, 2016.

impress.co.jp (Global: 543^rd place; Simple English: 4,328^th place)

internet.watch.impress.co.jp

"京セラ、TV電話つきPHS「VP-210」を7月末に販売". internet.watch.impress.co.jp. Retrieved 2023-08-10.

indianexpress.com (Global: 108^th place; Simple English: 113^th place)

"'Saraswati is the most revered deity in Japan, after the Buddha': Filmmaker Benoy Behl". 11 May 2019.

japan-guide.com (Global: 7,130^th place; Simple English: 1,024^th place)

"National Symbols". Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
"Early Japan (until 710)". japan-guide.com. 9 June 2002. Retrieved 2009-06-16.

japan.go.jp (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

"National Flag and National Anthem". Retrieved January 29, 2017. The Rising Sun Flag and "Kimi Ga Yo" are respectively the national flag and anthem of Japan. This was formalized in 1999 with the Law Regarding the National Flag and National Anthem.
"Facts about Japan, General Information". Retrieved January 29, 2017.

jref.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

"The etymology of Nihon and Nippon". 2010-04-26. Retrieved 2023-10-07.

metro.tokyo.jp (Global: 1,763^rd place; Simple English: 1,269^th place)

"History of Tokyo". Archived from the original on December 25, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2017. The Edo Period lasted for nearly 260 years until the Meiji Restoration in 1868, when the Tokugawa Shogunate ended and imperial rule was restored. The Emperor moved to Edo, which was renamed Tokyo. Thus, Tokyo became the capital of Japan

navy.mil (Global: 206^th place; Simple English: 340^th place)

history.navy.mil

"Perry & Opening of Japan". history.navy.mil. 2009. Archived from the original on December 4, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2011.

nih.gov (Global: 5^th place; Simple English: 5^th place)

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Brace, C. Loring (2001). "Old World sources of the first New World human inhabitants: A comparative craniofacial view". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 98 (17): 10017–10022. Bibcode:2001PNAS...9810017L. doi:10.1073/pnas.171305898. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 55570. PMID 11481450.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Brace, C. Loring (2001). "Old World sources of the first New World human inhabitants: A comparative craniofacial view". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 98 (17): 10017–10022. Bibcode:2001PNAS...9810017L. doi:10.1073/pnas.171305898. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 55570. PMID 11481450.

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; Simple English: 8^th place)

Pollack, Andrew (1992-01-20). "Shizuo Takano, 68, an Engineer Who Developed VHS Recorders (Published 1992)". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-08-10.

oecd.org (Global: 1,345^th place; Simple English: 758^th place)

stats.oecd.org

"Surface water and surface water change". OECD. Retrieved October 11, 2020.

ttcn.ne.jp (Global: low place; Simple English: 5,282^nd place)

www2.ttcn.ne.jp

Dentsu Communication Institute, Japan Research Center: Sixty Countries' Values Databook (世界60カ国価値観データブック) (2000).

un.org (Global: 117^th place; Simple English: 76^th place)

protocol.un.org

"Official Names of Member States (UNTERM)" (PDF). UN Protocol and Liaison Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 5, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

undp.org (Global: 638^th place; Simple English: 157^th place)

hdr.undp.org

"2016 Human Development Report" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2017.

unseen-japan.com (Global: low place; Simple English: 6,559^th place)

"Etymology of Nippon". 21 July 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-07.

upload.wikimedia.org (Global: 1,245^th place; Simple English: 695^th place)

In English, the official name of the country is simply "Japan".^[1] In Japanese, the name of the country as it appears on official documents, including the country's constitution, is 日本国 (Nippon-koku^ⓘ or Nihon-koku), meaning "State of Japan". Despite this, the short-form name 日本 (Nippon or Nihon) is often used officially.

web-japan.org (Global: 8,964^th place; Simple English: 1,514^th place)

"Explore Japan National Flag and National Anthem". Retrieved January 29, 2017.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; Simple English: 1^st place)

"Official Names of Member States (UNTERM)" (PDF). UN Protocol and Liaison Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 5, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
"National Symbols". Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
"History of Tokyo". Archived from the original on December 25, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2017. The Edo Period lasted for nearly 260 years until the Meiji Restoration in 1868, when the Tokugawa Shogunate ended and imperial rule was restored. The Emperor moved to Edo, which was renamed Tokyo. Thus, Tokyo became the capital of Japan
"CIA Factbook: Japan". Cia.gov. Archived from the original on December 20, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
"World Factbook: Gini Index". CIA. Archived from the original on June 13, 2007. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
"Japan". CIA World Factbook. CIA. Archived from the original on 2015-12-20. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
"Perry & Opening of Japan". history.navy.mil. 2009. Archived from the original on December 4, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
"Baseball in Japan and the US: History, Culture, and Future Prospects". Association for Asian Studies. Archived from the original on 2022-02-26. Retrieved 2022-02-26.

worldcat.org (Global: 4^th place; Simple English: 6^th place)

search.worldcat.org

Brace, C. Loring (2001). "Old World sources of the first New World human inhabitants: A comparative craniofacial view". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 98 (17): 10017–10022. Bibcode:2001PNAS...9810017L. doi:10.1073/pnas.171305898. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 55570. PMID 11481450.

yomiuri.co.jp (Global: 333^rd place; Simple English: 976^th place)

"「縄文人」は独自進化したアジアの特異集団だった！ : 深読み". 読売新聞オンライン (in Japanese). 2017-12-15. Retrieved 2019-12-19.

Japan (Simple English Wikipedia)

adsabs.harvard.edu (Global: 14th place; Simple English: 17th place)

ui.adsabs.harvard.edu

asianstudies.org (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

bbc.com (Global: 26th place; Simple English: 20th place)

biorxiv.org (Global: 6,055th place; Simple English: 4,333rd place)

books.google.com (Global: 3rd place; Simple English: 4th place)

cedmagic.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

ceicdata.com (Global: low place; Simple English: 7,230th place)

cia.gov (Global: 133rd place; Simple English: 60th place)

doi.org (Global: 2nd place; Simple English: 2nd place)

e-stat.go.jp (Global: 695th place; Simple English: low place)

history.co.uk (Global: low place; Simple English: 3,394th place)

ifr.org (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

imf.org (Global: 225th place; Simple English: 45th place)

impress.co.jp (Global: 543rd place; Simple English: 4,328th place)

internet.watch.impress.co.jp

indianexpress.com (Global: 108th place; Simple English: 113th place)

japan-guide.com (Global: 7,130th place; Simple English: 1,024th place)

japan.go.jp (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

jref.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

metro.tokyo.jp (Global: 1,763rd place; Simple English: 1,269th place)

navy.mil (Global: 206th place; Simple English: 340th place)

history.navy.mil

nih.gov (Global: 5th place; Simple English: 5th place)

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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nytimes.com (Global: 7th place; Simple English: 8th place)

oecd.org (Global: 1,345th place; Simple English: 758th place)

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ttcn.ne.jp (Global: low place; Simple English: 5,282nd place)

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un.org (Global: 117th place; Simple English: 76th place)

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undp.org (Global: 638th place; Simple English: 157th place)

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unseen-japan.com (Global: low place; Simple English: 6,559th place)

upload.wikimedia.org (Global: 1,245th place; Simple English: 695th place)

web-japan.org (Global: 8,964th place; Simple English: 1,514th place)

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worldcat.org (Global: 4th place; Simple English: 6th place)

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yomiuri.co.jp (Global: 333rd place; Simple English: 976th place)

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bbc.com (Global: 26^th place; Simple English: 20^th place)

biorxiv.org (Global: 6,055^th place; Simple English: 4,333^rd place)

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; Simple English: 4^th place)

ceicdata.com (Global: low place; Simple English: 7,230^th place)

cia.gov (Global: 133^rd place; Simple English: 60^th place)

doi.org (Global: 2^nd place; Simple English: 2^nd place)

e-stat.go.jp (Global: 695^th place; Simple English: low place)

history.co.uk (Global: low place; Simple English: 3,394^th place)

imf.org (Global: 225^th place; Simple English: 45^th place)

impress.co.jp (Global: 543^rd place; Simple English: 4,328^th place)

indianexpress.com (Global: 108^th place; Simple English: 113^th place)

japan-guide.com (Global: 7,130^th place; Simple English: 1,024^th place)

metro.tokyo.jp (Global: 1,763^rd place; Simple English: 1,269^th place)

navy.mil (Global: 206^th place; Simple English: 340^th place)

nih.gov (Global: 5^th place; Simple English: 5^th place)

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; Simple English: 8^th place)

oecd.org (Global: 1,345^th place; Simple English: 758^th place)

ttcn.ne.jp (Global: low place; Simple English: 5,282^nd place)

un.org (Global: 117^th place; Simple English: 76^th place)

undp.org (Global: 638^th place; Simple English: 157^th place)

unseen-japan.com (Global: low place; Simple English: 6,559^th place)

upload.wikimedia.org (Global: 1,245^th place; Simple English: 695^th place)

web-japan.org (Global: 8,964^th place; Simple English: 1,514^th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; Simple English: 1^st place)

worldcat.org (Global: 4^th place; Simple English: 6^th place)

yomiuri.co.jp (Global: 333^rd place; Simple English: 976^th place)