Italy is approximately 301,340 sq km, while Japan is approximately 377,915 sq km, making Japan 25% larger than Italy. Meanwhile, the population of Italy is ~62.4 million people (63.1 million more people live in Japan).
This to-scale map shows a size comparison of Italy compared to Japan. For more details, see an in-depth quality of life comparison of Japan vs. Italy using our country comparison tool.
