- JAPAN
- Russia's adversary in 1904-05
- Decorative, enamel coating
- Host nation of the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Whence the band BABYMETAL originated
- Country with many cat cafés
- Pacific Rim land
- Anime's home
- Country split into prefectures
- Country where ninjas come from
- FIFA Women's World Cup 2011 winners
- Its anthem is "Kimigayo"
- No place?
- See 4-Down
- Country that will host the Olympics in 2020
- Godzilla's stomping grounds
- Ninjas' home
- Three-time host nation of the Olympic Games
- Titular destination in a 1978 "Bad News Bears" sequel
- Home to Narita International Airport
- Hirohito's domain
- Honshu's locale
- Good place to have a yen
- Country ruled by a diet
- Land of sumo and sushi
- Naruhito's country
- Whence sumo and sushi
- The land of the rising sun
- The Mikado locale
- Kobe country
- Kobe's land
- Where shiatsu originated
- Setting for "The Last Samurai"
- Hitachi's home
- Land of the Rising Sun
- Its anthem is "The Reign of Our Emperor"
- Where noh originated
- Seven Samurai setting
- The Mikado setting
- Country where people are governed by their diet
- Home to the Great Buddha of Kamakura
- Godzilla's birthplace
- Tokyo's country
- Land of sake and Sasuke
- Mount Fuji setting
- Nation of sushi and sumo
- Source of anime
- Axis nation
- Butterfly's land
- Asian archipelago
- One of WWI's Big Five
- Black varnish
- Iwo Jima's country
- Mount Fuji's nation
- Ring of Fire country
- Kobe's home
- Country made up of 6,852 islands
- Shogun setting
- Kyoto's country
- Country with one of the highest life expectancies in the world
- Rodan's land
- Osaka's land
- American ally
- Shogun's home
- Nintendo's headquarters
- Neighbor of Korea
- Honda's headquarters
- Nintendo's home
- Kobe's country
- Osaka's country
- 2020 Olympics host
- Shogun's domain
- Anime's origin
- Mount Fuji locale
- Tokyo's land
- Island home of 100+ million
- Land of kabuki and haiku
- Go home?
- Country whose flag is a red circle on a white background
- Where pachinko is played
- Empire of 3,000 islands.
- Island chain, population 64 million.
- Warring country.
- One of the gangster nations.
- Cipango.
- Base for Korean campaign.
- Country that has no army or navy.
- Back in the family of nations.
- MacArthur's base.
- Subject of MacArthur-Dulles airborne conversation.
- Country warmed by The Black Stream.
- The industrialized Orient.
- Land warmed by the Black Stream.
- Where women got the vote in 1947.
- Gen. Hull's HQ.
- Homeland of 25 Across.
- Where Allison is Ambassador.
- Ambassador MacArthur's post.
- Hard lacquer.
- Island country.
- Land of cherry blossoms.
- Nippon.
- Varnish.
- Brilliant varnish.
- Island empire.
- Land of 56 Across.
- Eastern nation.
- Sea of ___.
- Black lacquer.
- Glossy lacquer
- Glossy varnish.
- Island nation.
- Eastern land.
- Asian land
- Mikado land
- Land of sake
- Lacquer
- Hard, brilliant varnish
- ___ Current (Black Stream)
- Kind of varnish
- Oriental expanse
- Godzilla's land
- Legends are made there
- One of 38-Across
- Walk, Don't Run setting, 1966
- 40's foe
- Another name for Yamato
- Finish, of a sort
- Where Akitas originated
- Sumo land
- No performers are found here
- Where "besuboru" is played
- Honda's home
- Modern name for old Cipango
- Where "Kimigayo" is the national anthem
- Where the Pokémon craze originated
- Where Mount Fuji is
- Home for 22-Across
- Where 7-Down is based
- Tokyo's home
- Where some ex-major-leaguers play
- Center of Shintoism
- Follower of a diet system
- See 20-Across
- Hirohito's home
- Country with the second greatest number of McDonald's restaurants after the U.S. [2,900+]
- Where Honda and Mazda are headquartered
- Land east of the Yellow Sea
- Homeland of the monsters Mothra and Gamera
- Country where almost half the world's zippers are made
- Locale of the 1964 and 2020 Summer Olympics
- Country whose capital is an anagram of its former capital
- Mount Fuji's locale
- Where Nissan and Nintendo are headquartered
- Where to earn yen
- Kyoto locale
- Locale of 48-Down
- Tokyo locale
- Tom Waits "Big in ___"
- It consists of 47 prefectures
- Mongolia may attack it, even though they don't actually share a border
- Locale of 42 Across
- Hard, black varnish
- Sea or country
- Hello Kitty's home country
- Tokyo 2020 host country
- Marie Kondo's country of birth
- Noh drama nation
- Asian country consisting of 6,852 islands
- Asian country known for cherry blossoms
- Asian country that hosted the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Hard varnish
- Godzilla's domain
- Source of anime and manga
- Where one may have a yen to spend
- Land of kendo
- Kyoto's land
- Akita's land
- Kiyomizu-dera Temple's country
- Okinawa's country
- Akita's home
- One of the Big Five at Versailles
- Where Oh played
- Perry opened it to the U.S.
- Where judo and jujitsu originated
- Sony's home
- Nation of 47 prefectures
- Its national anthem is "Kimigayo"
- Major country with the longest life expectancy
- 4-Down's location
- Country governed by its diet
- Nation consisting of a 6,852-island archipelago
- Nation constitutionally prohibited from declaring war
- Country of 47 prefectures
- Go there to play go
- Where karaoke originated
- Four-time Olympics host
- Emperor Naruhito's nation
- It's ruled by its diet
