Japan

    Gambling regulation

    • Online casino:
      Illegal
    • Online sports betting:
      Regulated
    • Gambling in detail:
      more details

    Coat of Arms

    Coat of arms of the country of Japan

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    Population

    • Population: 127103388 people.
    • Official Language: Japanese
    • HDI: 0,920
    • Salary: $2502
    • Poverty rate: 1.4%
    • Gini: 32.9%
    • The believing population: 13%
    • Main religion: Atheism (57%)
    • Second religion: Buddhism (36.2%)

    Harmful habits

    • Alcohol: 8.4 litres/year
    • Smoking: 20.1%

    Internet

    • Internet users: 94.2%
    • Mobile Internet: 72.7%
    • Landline Internet: 25.4%
    • Internet speed: 44 Mbps
    • Country Top Level Domain: .JP

    General information about the country

    • Country name:
      Japan
    • Code (2-digit):
      JP
    • Continent:
      Asia
    • Country level:
      Tier 2
    • Capital:
      Tokyo
    • Country area:
      377944 sq km.
    • Telephone code:
      81
    • Currency (code):
      Yen (JPY)

    Geographical features of the country

    Administrative division into the regions of

    Kagawa, Kansai, Kanto, Kyushu and Okinawa, Shikoku, Tohoku, Chubu, Tugoku, Hokkaido.

    Features of the country

    The modern territory of the country was partially or completely occupied by the states: Yamato, Portuguese Empire, Japanese Empire.

    Japan is washed by seas: Philippine Sea, Sea of Okhotsk, Sea of Japan (East Sea), East China Sea, Inner Sea of Japan, Harim Sea, Aki Sea, Itsuki Sea.

    Japan has access to the following lakes: Biwa, Kasumigaura, Saroma, Inawashiro, Nakaumi, Kussaro, Shinji, Shikotsu, Tooya, Hamana, Ogawara, Towada, Notoro, Furen.

    The following rivers flow through the territory: Shinano, Tone, Ishikari, Tesio, Kitakami, Abukuma, Kiso, Mogami, Tenryu, Agano, Shimanto, Go, Yoshino, Arakawa, Oi, Nagara, Tokachi, Kushiro, Hi, Yura and others.

    In the water area of the country there are straits: Korean, Sangar (Tsugaru), La Perouse, Bungo.

    Japan owns the islands: Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, Shikoku, Okinawa, Sado, Oshima, Tsushima, Awaji, Shimoshima, Yakushima, Tanegashima, Fukue, Iriomote, Tokunoshima, Dogo, Kamishima, Ishigaki, Rishiri, Nakadori and others.

    Mountains in the territory: Fujiyama, Kita, Hotaka, Ontake, Norikura, Tateyama, Asama.

    Volcanoes present in the territory: Fujiyama, Ontake, Asama.

    Famous caves in the territory: Takaga-ana.

    Gambling regulation

    • Online casinos:
      Illegal
    • Online sports betting:
      Regulated

    • Blask data from: 06/03/2025

    • Population: 123,201,945 people.
    • Population growth rate: +0.9% per year.
    • Internet users: 99,600,000 people.
    • Urbanization:

      Urbanization — 92%
    • Languages in the country:

      Japanese — 100%
      English — 34.8%

    • Age structure:

      0-14 years — 12.1%
      15-64 years — 58.4%
      65+ years — 29.5%

    • Median age:

      Total — 49.9
      Male — 48.3
      Female — 51.3

    • Literacy:

      Total — 100%
      Male — 100%
      Female — 100%

    • Real GDP:

      2021 — $5.599 trillion
      2022 — $5.652 trillion
      2023 — $5.761 trillion

    • Real GDP growth:

      2021 — 2.56%
      2022 — 0.95%
      2023 — 1.92%

    • Real GDP per capita:

      2021 — $44,500
      2022 — $45,200
      2023 — $46,300

    Blask Index

    Shows the combined level of engagement and interest across all brands in the country. This metric serves as a barometer for the iGaming industry and integrates various indicators to provide an overall view of market trends and shifts.

    Top brands in the country

    Japan, top brands in the country according to Blask.com (out of 74 found)
    *BAP (Brand's Accumulated Power) reflects the brand's share of consumer interest in the online gambling market. Relative presence of the brand in the country. Next, the BAP chart:

    • The data for this section was provided by the analytical service Blask.com. Currently, the service's database contains information on 62 countries and more than 2,500 brands. You can view all available countries with Blask statistics at this link.