How to call Japan from abroad (+81)
The country code for Japan is +81 (ISO codes JP and JPN). You need it every time you phone Japan from another country.
To call Japan in four steps:
- Dial your international access prefix: 00 in most countries, 011 from the USA and Canada, or simply + on a mobile phone.
- Dial the Japan country code: 81.
- Dial the local number. If it starts with a 0 (the national trunk prefix), leave that 0 out; a few countries, such as Italy, keep it.
- Result: +81 followed by the local number, e.g. +81 [local number].
About Japan Codes
Japan JP Phone Code
81
ISO 3166 ALPHA-2
JP
ISO 3166-1 ALPHA-3
JPN
The ISO 3166-1 codes of Japan are JP (alpha-2) and JPN (alpha-3). Its international dialling code (E.164) is +81, its internet domain is .jp and its ISO numeric code is 392.

Country codes table
| Phone Code | +81 |
|---|---|
| ISO alpha-2 (two letters) | JP |
| ISO alpha-3 (three letters) | JPN |
| .tld | .jp |
| FIPS | JA |
| ISO numeric-3 | 392 |
| E. 164 | 81 |
| Language Codes |
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Japan Time Information
Local time at Tokyo :
10:49 AM
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
(GMT+09:00)
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Time Zones :
- Asia/Tokyo
Global Information about Japan
- Capital : Tokyo
- Currency : Yen
- Surface : 377,835 km²
- Longitude : 138.252924
- Latitude : 36.204824