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nouna constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship buildingpart of:
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nouna 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
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verbcoat with a lacquer, as done in Japantype of:
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nounlacquerware decorated and varnished in the Japanese manner with a glossy durable black lacquertype of:
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nounlacquer with a durable glossy black finish, originally from the orienttype of:
Definition that contains japan
- sake Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot
- mei Japanese ornamental tree with fragrant white or pink blossoms and small yellow fruits
- yamamoto Japanese admiral who planned the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 (1884-1943)
- saki Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot
- kurosawa Japanese filmmaker noted for blending Japanese folklore with western styles of acting (1910-1998)
- tojo Japanese army officer who initiated the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and who assumed dictatorial control of Japan during World War II; he was subsequently tried and executed as a war criminal (1884-1948)
- koto Japanese stringed instrument that resembles a zither; has a rectangular wooden sounding board and usually 13 silk strings that are plucked with the fingers
- yukawa Japanese mathematical physicist who proposed that nuclear forces are mediated by massive particles called mesons which are analogous to the photon in mediating electromagnetic forces (1907-1981)
- hokusai Japanese painter whose work influenced the impressionists (1760-1849)
- tojo hideki Japanese army officer who initiated the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and who assumed dictatorial control of Japan during World War II; he was subsequently tried and executed as a war criminal (1884-1948)