(WIPO code: JP) (last revised October 2022)

by YUASA AND HARA, Tokyo - Mr. Osamu Yamamoto

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)