It gives only the IP address.

I have just Googled (painful to use that word now ) the terms "IP address" and "location" and on each site that indicates that it will determine IP address and location, only the IP address comes up.

Evidently my computer is now not giving location. I know it used to. I am quite positive on this. I use, FWIW, one of the major U.S. internet providers.

The closest I could get was at grc, Gibson Research Center, in its ShieldsUp test, which showed that I had a pool IP address and which identified my ISP. Otherwise, nothing.

Wondering if maybe some IE update? No, since the problem affects Chrome too.

But even if no location is being given out, why would Google assume that the IP is Japanese? Or occasionally French or Spanish?