Clues for the word "JAPAN"
We've had 162 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 225 times in crosswords. It was last seen in LA Times crossword on November 07, 2025.
Definition of japan
- n. - Work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner; also, the varnish or lacquer used in japanning.
- a. - Of or pertaining to Japan, or to the lacquered work of that country; as, Japan ware.
- v. t. - To cover with a coat of hard, brilliant varnish, in the manner of the Japanese; to lacquer.
- v. t. - To give a glossy black to, as shoes.
Referring Clues
- Black lacquer
- 40's foe
- "Walk, Don't Run" setting, 1966
- Lacquer
- Land of the Rising Sun
- Where Akitas originated
- Finish, of a sort
- Another name for Yamato
- Sumo land
- Black varnish
- No performers are found here
- Where "besuboru" is played
- Where "Kimigayo" is the national anthem
- Honda's home
- Modern name for old Cipango
- Its National Dog is the Akita
- Where the Pokémon craze originated
- Country ruled by a diet
- Naruhito's country
- Land of sumo and sushi
- Good place to have a yen
- Whence sumo and sushi
- The land of the rising sun
- Godzilla's stomping grounds
- Kobe's land
- "The Mikado" locale
- Kobe country
- Where shiatsu originated
- Setting for "The Last Samurai"
- Hitachi's home
- Its anthem is "The Reign of Our Emperor"
- Where noh originated
- Iwo Jima's country
- Country whose flag is a red circle on a white background
- Where pachinko is played
- Tokyo's country
- Shogun's home
- Nintendo's headquarters
- Osaka's land
- Sumo stomping grounds
- "Shogun" setting
- Where one may have a yen to spend
- Source of anime and manga
- "Land of the rising sun"
- Godzilla's domain
- Where Mount Fuji is
- "The Mikado" setting
- "Seven Samurai" setting
- Neighbor of Korea
- Nintendo's home
- Home for 22-Across
- Island country
- "Shogun" setting
- Pachinko billionaire Kunio Busujima's country
- Where 7-Down is based
- Major country with the longest life expectancy
- Honda's headquarters
- Godzilla's home
- Osaka setting
- Sapporo setting
- Asian nation
- 'Shogun' setting
- Honshu's home
- Bullet train's home
- Godzilla's bailiwick
- 'Pacific Overtures' setting
- Tokyo locale
- Kyoto locale
- Locale of 48-Down
- Where to earn yen
- Osaka's country
- Its national anthem is "Kimigayo"
- Kobe's country
- Honshu home
- Home to the Great Buddha of Kamakura
- Mount Fuji's nation
- Bonsai's land
- Country where people are governed by their diet
- Glossy lacquer
- Tokyo's home
- Mount Fuji's locale
- Zen origin
- Ring of Fire country
- Where some ex-major-leaguers play
- Asian island nation
- Godzilla's birthplace
- Shogun's domain
- Site of many ANA landings
- Kobe's home
- Birthplace of Joan Fontaine and Olivia de Havilland
- Kyoto setting
- Mount Fuji setting
- Nation of 47 prefectures
- Land of sake and Sasuke
- Nation of sushi and sumo
- Center of Shintoism
- Anime's origin
- Mount Fuji locale
- Sea or country
- Tokyo setting
- Follower of a diet system
- Hiro's home on "Heroes"
- Land of kendo
- Tokyo's land
- See 20-Across
- It's symbolized by a red circle on white
- Asian country
- Country split into prefectures
- Noh place
- Tom Waits "Big in ___"
- '70s punkers Big in ___
- Origin of teriyaki: Jabberwock's head with a Chinese way to cook its rump, say?
- In January, father will be far away
- Land of lacquer
- In the Far East, yes, an ancient god!
- Abroad, yes, an ancient god
- During January, pop out East
- Is this Oriental? Yes - something akin to a wok!
- German agreement to search for gold in the Far East
- Country
- Land of laquer
- Nation constitutionally prohibited from declaring war
- 4-Down's location
- Country governed by its diet
- Nation consisting of a 6,852-island archipelago
- Far Eastern island country
- Annually, in first part of year, is in this country
- Titular destination in a 1978 "Bad News Bears" sequel
- Three-time host nation of the Olympic Games
- Country woman taking in old man
- German agreement to censure another nation
- Dad supports German agreement with neutral country
- Tokyo's nation
- Nation where Sony is headquartered
- Kyoto's land
- Hirohito's home
- Akita's land
- Hello Kitty's home country
- Kyoto's country
- Country with the second greatest number of McDonald's restaurants after the U.S. [2,900 ]
- Where Honda and Mazda are headquartered
- Tokyo 2020 host country
- Where karaoke originated
- Island home of 100+ million
- Country made up of 6,852 islands
- Noh drama nation
- Land east of the Yellow Sea
- Marie Kondo's country of birth
- It's a long way for dad to go in January
- Okinawa's country
- Country where almost half the world's zippers are made
- Kiyomizu-dera Temple's country
- Locale of the 1964 and 2020 Summer Olympics
- Country whose capital is an anagram of its former capital
- Land where the sun never sets?
- Country with one of the highest life expectancies in the world
- Where Nissan and Nintendo are headquartered
- Home of manga and anime
- Country with 14,125 islands (and only 260 inhabited!)
- Country made up of 14,125 islands
- Origin of "The Tale of Genji," considered by many to be the world's first novel
- Home of Himeji Castle
Last Seen In
- LA Times - November 07, 2025
- New York Times - September 13, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - September 08, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - July 17, 2025
- Daily Quick - June 27, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - May 29, 2025
- LA Times - May 09, 2025
- New York Times - March 28, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - March 05, 2025
- USA Today - February 17, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - December 05, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 13, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - November 04, 2024
- New York Times - August 05, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - June 05, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - June 04, 2024
- USA Today - May 31, 2024
- LA Times - May 24, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - April 24, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - March 07, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - February 13, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - November 14, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 26, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 22, 2023
- Daily Quick - June 27, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 26, 2023
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - June 21, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 15, 2023
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - May 09, 2023
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - April 20, 2023
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