(WIPO code: JP) (last revised October 2022)
by YUASA AND HARA, Tokyo - Mr. Osamu Yamamoto
Japan
General Information
Area
377,955 sq. km.
Population
125.07 million (estimated April 2022).
Capital
Tokyo.
Language
Japanese.
Currency
Japanese Yen.
General Remarks
Imports (2021): U.S.$ 770,552 million.
Imports from: China 24%, U.S.A. 11%, Australia 7%.
Exports (2021): U.S.$ 755,376 million.
Exports to: China 22%, U.S.A. 18%, Taiwan 7%, South Korea 7%.
| Statistics (2021) | Filed | Granted |
| Patents | 289,200 | 184,372 |
| PCT (as a receiving Office) | 49,040 | – |
| Utility models | 5,239 | 5,499 |
| Trademarks (national applications) | 164,537 | 174,098 |
| Madrid Protocol (as a designation country) | 20,094 | – |
| Designs | 32,525 | 27,490 |
(Source: JPO Status Report 2022)