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Japan - Tipping
Tips and bargaining are not expected in Japan, however a service charge of between 10 to 15% is generally added to hotel and restaurant bills.
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General Information
Capital:
Tokyo
Government:
Unitary Parliamentary Democracy and Constitutional Monarchy
Currency:
yen (JPY)
Area:
377,944 sq km
Population:
127,960,000 (2011 est.)
Language:
Japanese
Ethnic Groups:
Japanese 98.5%, Korean 0.5%, Chinese 0.4%, other 0.6%
Demonym:
Japanese
Religion:
Shinto and Buddhism, Christian 0.7%
Time Zone:
UTC +9
Drives on the:
Left
Electricity:
100V/50 or 60Hz (American plug)
Internet TLD:
.jp
Country Code:
81
International Access Code:
001