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Japan's best; number one in Japan

Japanese person; Japanese people

throughout Japan

Japanese (language)

Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon

military of the Empire of Japan

Japanese representative; Japanese delegate; Japanese delegation

all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships

western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)

the Japanese islands

Great Japan

first (of its kind) in Japan

eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)

Bank of Japan; BOJ; BoJ

northern Japan (usu. referring to Tōhoku and Hokkaido)

Japan Sea coastal areas; Sea of Japan coastal areas

Japanese dog breed (e.g. Shiba, Akita)

Japanese government bond; JGB

Socialist Party of Japan (until 1996, became the Social Democratic Party of Japan from 1996)

Japanese banknote

new Japanese record

southern Japan (usu. referring to Kyushu and southwards)

central Japan

Nippon Kempo; Nihon Kempo; Japanese martial art

Bank of Japan Act

Party for Japanese Kokoro (Japanese political party founded by Shintarō Ishihara)

Nippon Ishin no Kai; Japan Innovation Party

New Party Nippon (Japanese political party)

Japanese Sign Language; JSL

Japanism; Japanese nationalistic ideological movement