Word "JAPAN" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building
Synonyms:
nihon, nippon

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean
Synonyms:
japanese archipelago, japanese islands

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
coat with a lacquer, as done in Japan

Crossword Clues for JAPAN

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Godzilla's home Thomas Joseph 02 Oct 2025
Where Mount Fuji is
Origin of "The Tale of Genji," considered by many to be the world's first novel New York Times 13 Sep 2025
Shohei Ohtani's home Wall Street Journal 10 Sep 2025
Harajuku country
Where Akitas originated Thomas Joseph 04 Sep 2025
Tokyo's country The Telegraph Mini 26 Aug 2025
Where Akitas originated Thomas Joseph 07 Aug 2025
Birthplace of tennis star Naomi Osaka LA Times Mini 23 Jul 2025
Where Iron Chef originated
Nagoya's land Commuter 02 Jul 2025
Country made up of 14,125 islands USA Today 01 Jul 2025
A 2021 pro-tipping campaign in this country was abandoned in 2023; local culture deems tipping restaurant staff rude
Kyoto's country Commuter 19 Jun 2025
Despite on-track success becoming more difficult lately, this country is still the big one in the motorcycle industry. (5)
Kobe's country Wall Street Journal 16 Jun 2025
Country with the most vending machines per person Wall Street Journal 14 Jun 2025
Osaka setting Thomas Joseph 10 Jun 2025
Samurai land (5)
Asian country known for 4 down (5)
Country that gave us karaoke
Country where "Lost in Translation" is set
Country made up of 14,125 islands LA Times Daily 09 May 2025
Country where the eight words in this puzzle's theme entries originated
Naruhito's empire Wall Street Journal 29 Apr 2025
Country entering key trade talks with the US to reduce trade deficit and secure more access for goods. (5)
Tokyo and Kyoto locale
Short month with aide in the country (5)
Phillies' pitcher, Kyle Kendrick, was duped into believing he was being traded to Mount Fuji's country!
Where most anime is produced TV 30 Mar 2025
Country with 14,125 islands (and only 260 inhabited!) New York Times 28 Mar 2025
Women's World Cup team that had a rivalry with the U.S. during the 2010s New York Times Mini 23 Mar 2025
Country in E Asia (5)
What country is known as Nihon or Nippon by its people? (5)
Tokyo is there
Where Japanese live (5)
Home of manga and anime USA Today 17 Feb 2025
Harajuku country
Setting of James Clavell's "Shogun" LA Times Mini 11 Feb 2025
Home to Kyoto
Hokkaido home
The number 39 is slang for "thank you" in this country's language, since the numbers for 3 ("san") and 9 ("kyu") sound similar to "thank you" in English
Geisha's home
Shiny top coat needed for the country (5)
Sea of -, that part of the Pacific Ocean east of North Korea Mirror Quiz 27 Jan 2025
2020 Olympics host Newsday 09 Jan 2025
Tokyo
Asian land noted for its azaleas, chrysanthemums and cherry blossom (5)
Tokyo's land Newsday 03 Dec 2024
Setting for the Emmy-winning series "Shogun" New York Times Mini 24 Nov 2024
2002 FIFA World Cup cohosts with South Korea (5)
Berlin's positive response to Greek god in Shinto nation (5)
Country girl hugs father (5)
Land of laquer (5)
Anime's country of origin
Rising Sun land The Telegraph Mini 19 Oct 2024
It's ruled by its diet Wall Street Journal 16 Oct 2024
Tokyo is here
Black varnish The Times Sunday Concise 29 Sep 2024
Country mainly discussed on this page! (5)
Asian country that hosted the 1998 Winter Olympics Universal 27 Sep 2024
Tokyo's country Commuter 27 Sep 2024
Land where the sun never sets?
Masi Oka's birthplace
Hokkaido is part of it
Tokyo's country The Telegraph Mini 19 Aug 2024
Where Nissan and Nintendo are headquartered New York Times 05 Aug 2024
Country with a famed bullet train LA Times Mini 04 Aug 2024
Birthplace of L.A. Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani LA Times Mini 16 Jul 2024
In which country has KFC become a traditional Christmas meal? (5)
Country with Shinkansen bullet trains
Land of Emperor Naruhito (5)
The Sea of is that part of the Pacific Ocean east of North Korea (5)
Emperor Naruhito's nation Wall Street Journal 24 Jun 2024
Home market of the Eunos Roadster (5)
Asian varnish (5)
Nihon (5)
Tokyo's land Commuter 06 Jun 2024
Kobe's country Eugene Sheffer 04 Jun 2024
Asian empire whose capital is Tokyo (5)
Tokyo 2020 host country USA Today 31 May 2024
Osaka is there
Month with father in the country (5) Puzzler Cryptic 27 May 2024
Who was at war with Russia 1904-5? (5)
Country with one of the highest life expectancies in the world LA Times Daily 24 May 2024
Asian country known for cherry blossoms Universal 23 May 2024
Asian country whose top level of professional football is the J. League (5)
The "J in J-pop
Country of tennis star Naomi Osaka
Where to find father in the beginning of the year (5)
Honshu's country (5) The Guardian Quick 03 May 2024
Land of lacquer (5)
Munich Agreement to sweep across nation (5)
2019 Rugby World Cup host nation and quarter-finalists (5)
What the J stands for in J-pop
Big In _ (5)
Land of Toyota and Tamagotchi
Varnish apparently secured in early part of year (5)
Foreign country (5)
Isuzu's homeland (5)
Blacken in Nippon (5)
Miyazaki's home country
In the Far East, yes, an ancient god!
Harajuku country
___ black: finish on early autos, as Ford Model T
Yokohama's country
Varnish from the Far-East (5)
Far eastern company
During short month father sees the country (5) Puzzler Cryptic 18 Nov 2023
Honda's headquarters Newsday 08 Oct 2023
Lacquer, usually Black Country The Telegraph Toughie 06 Sep 2023
Nintendo's country
Honshu home Thomas Joseph 21 Jun 2023
Asian country whose capital is an anagram of its former capital Universal 30 May 2023
Kyoto setting Thomas Joseph 09 May 2023
Kyoto setting Thomas Joseph 20 Apr 2023
Tokyo's nation Thomas Joseph 11 Apr 2023
Tokyo's country that won the 2006 and 2009 editions of the World Baseball Classic tournament
Osaka setting Thomas Joseph 13 Mar 2023
Godzilla's home Thomas Joseph 26 Jan 2023
Mount Fuji's locale New York Times 09 Jan 2023
Country whose capital is an anagram of its former capital New York Times 01 Jan 2023
Locale of the 1964 and 2020 Summer Olympics New York Times 30 Nov 2022
Kiyomizu-dera Temple's country USA Today 07 Oct 2022
Country where almost half the world's zippers are made New York Times 16 Sep 2022
WWII belligerent to criticise Munich Agreement at first The Times Cryptic 12 Sep 2022
Asian archipelago LA Times Daily 28 Aug 2022
Asian country consisting of 6,852 islands Universal 19 Jun 2022
Okinawa's country USA Today 19 Apr 2022
Kyoto setting Thomas Joseph 15 Feb 2022
Country where a gamer known as Sal 9000 married Nene Anegasaki, an avatar in a computer game, in 2009
Godzilla's home Thomas Joseph 04 Nov 2021
2020 Olympics host country The Washington Post Sunday 03 Oct 2021
Hard black varnish containers – one not closed
Kyoto's country The Washington Post 07 Aug 2021
Kyoto's country LA Times Daily 07 Aug 2021
Nintendo's home Newsday 13 Jun 2021
Jack goes up wine valley in the Far East Irish Times Crosaire 12 Jun 2021
Marie Kondo's country of birth Universal 12 May 2021
Godzilla's home Thomas Joseph 07 May 2021
Land east of the Yellow Sea New York Times 19 Apr 2021
Noh drama nation Universal 17 Mar 2021
"Shogun" setting LA Times Daily 02 Mar 2021
'Shogun' setting The Washington Post 02 Mar 2021
Varnish judge used on a vessel
China: an Asian country The Sun Two Speed 22 Jan 2021
Nippon The Sun Two Speed 22 Jan 2021
Neighbor of Korea Newsday 21 Dec 2020
Country made up of 6,852 islands The Washington Post 15 Dec 2020
Country made up of 6,852 islands LA Times Daily 15 Dec 2020
Osaka's country USA Today 01 Dec 2020
Osaka setting Thomas Joseph 24 Nov 2020
Eastern country The Times Concise 23 Nov 2020
Nintendo's headquarters Newsday 15 Nov 2020
A person's first month outside country 
Emperor Naruhito's country
"Shogun" setting Thomas Joseph 14 Aug 2020
Sapporo setting Thomas Joseph 13 Aug 2020
Island home of 100+ million Newsday 14 May 2020
Country of more than 3,000 islands Irish Times Simplex 21 Apr 2020
Where karaoke originated Wall Street Journal 31 Mar 2020
Tokyo's country LA Times Daily 18 Nov 2019
Tokyo's country The Washington Post 18 Nov 2019
Tokyo's country
Where Akitas originated Thomas Joseph 09 Nov 2019
Asian country where Kazuo Ishiguro was born
Country which hosts the Formula 1 race at the Suzuka International Racing Course
Tokyo's country Newsday 22 Oct 2019
Land of the Rising Sun Eugene Sheffer 02 Aug 2019
Where Honda and Mazda are headquartered New York Times 29 Jul 2019
  Consent from Germany to criticise its wartime ally
Tokyo's land Newsday 18 Jun 2019
Polish man comes out of palanquin
Kyoto setting Thomas Joseph 14 May 2019
Dovetail (with) New York Times 25 Apr 2019
Kyoto's country Newsday 17 Apr 2019
Hello Kitty's home country Universal 15 Mar 2019
Akita's land USA Today 31 Jan 2019
Country with the second greatest number of McDonald's restaurants after the U.S. [2,900+]
Where Honda and Mazda are headquartered
Hello Kitty's home country
Akita's land
Country of 47 prefectures
Nippon The Telegraph Quick 29 Dec 2018
Where 'besuboru' is played USA Today 11 Dec 2018
Yokohama's nation The Washington Post Sunday 02 Dec 2018
Varnish jack and ace before card game's over
Hirohito's home New York Times 13 Jun 2018
Hirohito's home
Kyoto's land USA Today 25 May 2018
East Asian island nation The Telegraph Quick 10 May 2018
Country known as the "Land of the Rising Sun"
Tokyo's nation Thomas Joseph 19 Feb 2018
Where "besuboru" is played USA Today 19 Jan 2018
Where "besuboru" is played
Tokyo's country
Kyoto's land
Stuff mostly found on a container of varnish
See 20-Across New York Times 05 Aug 2017
Land of kendo USA Today 17 Jul 2017
Tokyo's land New York Times 03 Jul 2017
Far Eastern country The Telegraph Quick 30 Jun 2017
''Seven Samurai'' setting Newsday 10 Feb 2017
Glossy black varnish or lacquer The Telegraph General Knowledge 22 Jan 2017
See 20-Across
Land of kendo
Tokyo's land
Titular destination in a 1978 'Bad News Bears' sequel The Chronicle of Higher Education 02 Dec 2016
Dad supports German agreement with neutral country
Nation consisting of a 6,852-island archipelago Wall Street Journal 12 Oct 2016
Follower of a diet system New York Times 22 Jul 2016
Country governed by its diet Wall Street Journal 06 Jul 2016
Tokyo setting Eugene Sheffer 15 Apr 2016
4-Down's location Wall Street Journal 19 Feb 2016
Nation constitutionally prohibited from declaring war Wall Street Journal 17 Feb 2016
Titular destination in a 1978 "Bad News Bears" sequel
Follower of a diet system
Sea or country Universal 17 Aug 2015
Mount Fuji locale Newsday 09 Aug 2015
Anime's origin Newsday 31 Jul 2015
Kobe's home Premier Sunday 26 Jul 2015
Center of Shintoism New York Times 26 May 2015
Center of Shintoism
Nation of sushi and sumo
Anime's origin
Mount Fuji locale
Tokyo's country
Kobe's home
Tom Waits "Big in ___"
Sea or country
"Seven Samurai" setting
Country where first of two vessels is docked
Land of the Rising Sun
Mount Fuji setting
Land of sake and Sasuke
2020 Olympics host
Nation of 47 prefectures
Kobe's home
Shogun's domain
Ring of Fire country
Three-time host nation of the Olympic Games
Osaka's land
Tokyo's country
Source of anime
Tokyo's home
Godzilla's birthplace
Where some ex-major-leaguers play
Honda's headquarters
Mount Fuji's locale
Ninjas' home
"The Mikado" locale
Its national anthem is "Kimigayo"
Country where people are governed by their diet
Mount Fuji's nation
Mount Fuji's nation
Home to the Great Buddha of Kamakura
Osaka's country
Kobe's country
Major country with the longest life expectancy
Nintendo's home
Where 7-Down is based
Land of the Rising Sun
Home for 22-Across
Land of the Rising Sun
Neighbor of Korea
"The Mikado" setting
Tokyo locale
Land of the Rising Sun
"Seven Samurai" setting
Where Mount Fuji is
Source of anime and manga
Nintendo's headquarters
Sumo stomping grounds
Its anthem is "The Reign of Our Emperor"
Where one may have a yen to spend
Iwo Jima's country
"The Mikado" locale
Iwo Jima's country
Where noh originated
"Shogun" setting
Where Akitas originated
Land of the Rising Sun
Shogun's home
Kyoto locale
Black varnish
Where pachinko is played
Locale of 48-Down
Hitachi's home
Where the Pokémon craze originated
Black lacquer
Modern name for old Cipango
"The Mikado" setting
Russia's adversary in 1904-05
Where "Kimigayo" is the national anthem
Tokyo's country
Honda's home
Godzilla's stomping grounds
Kobe country
Godzilla's stomping grounds
Setting for "The Last Samurai"
Kobe's land
Perry opened it to the U.S.
Where shiatsu originated
Country ruled by a diet
Osaka's land
Country whose flag is a red circle on a white background
Where "besuboru" is played
Hard, black varnish
Where to earn yen
Decorative, enamel coating
Kobe's home
No performers are found here
Black varnish
Black lacquer
"Land of the rising sun"
Kobe country
Godzilla's stomping grounds
"The Mikado" locale
Black varnish
Pacific Rim land
Go home?
Godzilla's domain
The Land of the Rising Sun
One of the Big Five at Versailles
'Shogun' setting
Land of kabuki and haiku
Mongolia may attack it, even though they don't actually share a border
The land of the rising sun
American ally
Black varnish
Where Oh played
Where "besuboru" is played
Sumo land
Land of the Rising Sun
Whence sumo and sushi
Sony's home
Pacific Rim land
Akita's home
Pacific Rim land
Lacquer
Asian archipelago
One of WWI's Big Five
Legends are made there
Rodan's land
Land of sumo and sushi
Naruhito's country
Good place to have a yen
It consists of 47 prefectures
Hard black varnish
Butterfly's land
Locale of 42 Across
Where Akitas originated
Finish, of a sort
Another name for Yamato
Godzilla's stomping grounds
Axis nation
Black lacquer
Lacquer
Hard varnish
Honshu's locale
"Walk, Don't Run" setting, 1966
40's foe
Hirohito's domain
Island empire
One of 38-Across
Legends are made there
Godzilla's land
Oriental expanse
Kind of varnish
Glossy lacquer
Hard, brilliant varnish
___ Current (Black Stream)
Land of sake
Mikado land
Sea of ___
Asian land
Land warmed by the Black Stream.
The industrialized Orient.
Eastern nation.
Hard lacquer.
Country warmed by The Black Stream.
MacArthur's base.
Base for Korean campaign.
Warring country.
Island chain, population 64 million.
Empire of 3,000 islands.
No place?
Its anthem is "Kimigayo"
FIFA Women's World Cup 2011 winners
Country split into prefectures
Anime's home
Sea of ___.
Subject of MacArthur-Dulles airborne conversation.
Back in the family of nations.
Eastern land.
Land of 56 Across.
See 4-Down
Island empire.
Island country.
Varnish.
One of the gangster nations.
Black lacquer.
Country where ninjas come from
Island nation.
Glossy varnish.
Where women got the vote in 1947.
Country that has no army or navy.
Brilliant varnish.
Nippon.
Cipango.
Land of cherry blossoms.
Ambassador MacArthur's post.
Where Allison is Ambassador.
Homeland of 25 Across.
Gen. Hull's HQ.
Asian archipelago.
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