NationMaster - Japanese Language statistics

English-speaking population > First language	16	[16th of 62]
John Doe > Informal names for unknown or unspecified persons in various countries/regions (Yamada Taro, a common male name), (Yamada Hanako, a common female name), (Nanashi-no-Gombei, literally "Nameless So-and-So"), (Nanno Nanigashi), (Dozaemon, a drowned corpse)
Languages	Japanese
Languages of the African Union > Illiteracy > Literacy rate	9	[9th of 174]
Linguistic capabilities of modern world leaders > Japanese	yes
Nobel Prize in Literature > Most awarded countries > %	12	[12th of 37]
Nobel Prize in Literature > Most awarded countries > Laureates	12	[12th of 37]
World Esperanto Association > Years of presidency	10	[10th of 10]

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SOURCES: ; A rank ordering of languages starting with the largest and sometimes includes the percent of total population speaking that language.

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Japan

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