Template:Country data Japan

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Template:Country data Japan is an internal data container not intended to be transcluded directly. It is used indirectly by templates such as {{flag}}, {{flagcountry}}, and others.

This template is within the scope of WikiProject Flag Template, a collaborative effort to maintain flag templates on Wikipedia. A more thorough discussion of the flag template system, including parameters not described here, can be found on the project page.

Standard parameters

Parameter name	Value	Meaning
alias	Japan	Main article name (Japan)
flag alias	Flag of Japan.svg	Image name (File:Flag of Japan.svg, shown on right)

Flag variants

These variants cannot be used unless the line | variant = {{{variant|}}} is added to this template.

Label	Flag image (40px)	Image name
1870		Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
1945		Flag of Allied Occupied Japan.svg
1947		Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
1999		Flag of Japan.svg
ryukyu		Flag of US Occupied Ryukyu Islands.svg
coast guard		Ensign of the Japanese Coast Guard.svg
naval		Naval Ensign of Japan.svg
marines		Flag of JSDF.svg
military		Flag of the Japan Self-Defense Forces.svg
coast guard		Ensign of the Japanese Coast Guard.svg
air force		Flag of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.svg
army		Flag of JSDF.svg

Military ensigns

This template includes a naval ensign flag variant that can be used with {{naval ensign}}:

• {{naval ensign|Japan}} → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
• {{flagicon3|Japan|naval}} →
  

This template includes an air force ensign flag variant that can be used with {{air force flag}}:

• {{air force flag|Japan}} → Japan Air Self-Defense Force
• {{flagicon3|Japan|air force}} →
  

This template includes a marine ensign flag variant that can be used with {{marines}}:

• {{marines|Japan}} → Template:Marines
• {{flagicon3|Japan|marines}} →
  

This template includes a military ensign flag variant that can be used with {{armed forces}}:

• {{military|Japan}} → Template:Military
• {{flagicon3|Japan|military}} →
  

This template includes a coast guard ensign flag variant that can be used with {{coast guard}}:

• {{coast guard|Japan}} → Template:Coast guard
• {{flagicon3|Japan|coast guard}} →
  

This template includes an army ensign flag variant that can be used with {{army}}:

• {{army|Japan}} → Template:Army
• {{flagicon3|Japan|army}} →

Redirect aliases

This template can also be used via an alias name (implemented as a redirect to this template):

Alias name	{{flag|alias}} output	{{flagcountry|alias}} output
JPN (view)	Template:Country data JPN	Template:Country data JPN

See What links here for a full list of redirects.

Example usage

• {{flag|Japan}} → Japan
• {{flagicon3|Japan}} →

Using a flag variant

• {{flag|Japan|1870}} → Japan
• {{flagicon3|Japan|1870}} →

Using a redirect alias

• {{flag|JPN}} → Template:Country data JPN
• {{flagicon3|JPN}} → Template:Country data JPN
• {{flagcountry|JPN}} → Template:Country data JPN

Related templates

Please see the following related country_data templates:

• Template:Country data Empire of JapanTemplate:Country data Empire of Japan

TemplateData

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TemplateData

TemplateData is a way to store information about template parameters (the description of those and of the whole template) for both humans and machines. It is used by VisualEditor and possibly other tools like Upload Wizard.

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Existing template documentation
At Wikimedia Commons, it is recommended to use {{TemplateBox}} with either ‎useTemplateData=1 or ‎useTemplateData=only on the ‎/doc subpage and transcluding it with {{Documentation}} into the template. ‎<nowiki>-tags can be wrapped around the arguments, if required, to avoid templates being expanded.

Newly created template documentation and imports
Another option, especially for imported templates, or for users with JSON experience, is placing raw ‎<templatedata>-tags into the Wikitext of the template, as described in various Wikipediae.

Discussion
There is an ongoing discussion about that matter. Feel invited to comment if you are experienced in either way, your time permits and if you like to share your opinion or to make a suggestion.

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Wikipedia's help about TemplateData • Commons-specific information

This template should not be used directly. It is used indirectly by flag templates such as Template:Flag and Template:Flagicon. See Category:Flag template system for a full list of flag templates and Wikipedia:WikiProject Flag Template for further documentation.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
No parameters specified

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