Japan Standard Time

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Japan Standard Time

Summary

Japan Standard Time is a time zone[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of time_zone entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (339 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Japan Standard Time is in the country of Japan[3].
  • Japan Standard Time's image is recorded as Musashi koganei 武蔵小金井 (51417769395).jpg[4].
  • Japan Standard Time's continent is recorded as Asia[5].
  • Japan Standard Time's instance of is recorded as time zone[6].
  • Japan is named after Japan Standard Time[7].
  • standard time is named after Japan Standard Time[8].
  • Japan Standard Time's part of is recorded as timezones in Japan[9].
  • Japan Standard Time's Commons category is recorded as Japan Standard Time[10].
  • Japan Standard Time's said to be the same as is recorded as UTC+09:00[11].
  • +1888-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Japan Standard Time[12].
  • Japan Standard Time's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/019rdm[13].
  • Japan Standard Time's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '日本標準時'}[14].
  • Japan Standard Time's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'YSV'}[15].
  • Japan Standard Time's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'JST'}[16].
  • Japan Standard Time's UTC timezone offset is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+9'}[17].
  • Japan Standard Time's Namuwiki ID is recorded as 일본 표준시[18].
  • Japan Standard Time's Pixiv Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 日本標準時[19].

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Geography

Japan Standard Time is in the country of Japan[3]. Its continent is recorded as Asia[5]. Its part of is recorded as timezones in Japan[9].

Designation and Status

Japan Standard Time's instance of is recorded as time zone[6].

History and Context

+1888-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Japan Standard Time[12]. Things named after include Japan[7], a sovereign state[20], in Japan[21], founded in -0660[22] and standard time[8].

Why It Matters

Japan Standard Time ranks in the top 8% of time_zone entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (339 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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