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  2. Administrative divisions of Japan - Wikipedia

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    47 prefectural entities of Japan. The top tier of administrative divisions are the 47 prefectural entities: 43 prefectures (県, ken) proper, two urban prefectures (府, fu, Osaka and Kyōto), one "circuit" (道, dō, Hokkaidō), and one "metropolis" (都, to, Tokyo Metropolis). Although different in name, they are functionally the same.

  3. Provinces of Japan - Wikipedia

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    The Provinces of Japan circa 1600 Hiking, from Murdoch and Yamagata published in 1903. Provinces of Japan (令制国, Ryōseikoku) were first-level administrative divisions of Japan from the 600s to 1868. Provinces were established in Japan in the late 7th century under the Ritsuryō law system that formed the first central government.

  4. Comparison of past and present administrative divisions of Japan

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    The geography and administrative subdivisions of Japan have evolved and changed during the course of its history. These were sometimes grouped according to geographic position. [1] [2]

  5. Prefectures of Japan - Wikipedia

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    This process would reduce the number of subprefecture administrative regions and cut administrative costs. [3] The Japanese government also considered a plan to merge several groups of prefectures, creating a subnational administrative division system consisting of between nine and 13 states, and giving these states more local autonomy than the ...

  6. List of regions of Japan - Wikipedia

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    In many contexts in Japan (government, media markets, sports, regional business or trade union confederations), regions are used that deviate from the above-mentioned common geographical 8-region division that is sometimes referred to as "the" regions of Japan in the English Wikipedia and some other English-language publications. Examples of ...

  7. Japan - Wikipedia

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    Japan has a population of nearly 124 million as of 2024, and is the eleventh-most populous country. Its capital and largest city is Tokyo; the Greater Tokyo Area is the largest metropolitan area in the world, with more than 38 million inhabitants as of 2016. Japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions.

  8. List of administrative divisions by country - Wikipedia

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    The specific problem is: Division numbers change frequently. Many numbers given below lack citations, so it is unclear which year they refer to, and difficult to verify that they are not double-counting or missing some divisions. Numbers may be out of sync with linked articles, which sometimes also lack citations for verification.

  9. Administrative structure of the Imperial Japanese Government

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    The administrative structure of the government of the Empire of Japan on the eve of the Second World War broadly consisted of the Cabinet, the civil service, local and prefectural governments, the governments-general of Chosen (Korea) and Formosa (Taiwan) and the colonial offices. It underwent several changes during the wartime years, and was ...