| Japanese admiral: 1843–1914 | 34 |
| Japanese age that began 100 years ago | 37 |
| Japanese alternative healing practice | 37 |
| Japanese apples named for a mountain | 36 |
| Japanese art of flower arranging | 32 |
| Japanese audio products company since 1947 | 42 |
| Japanese beverage made from rice | 32 |
| Japanese bidder for the 2008 Summer Games | 41 |
| Japanese board games (for hotshots?) | 36 |
| Japanese born and raised in U.S. | 32 |
| Japanese butler in "Auntie Mame" | 42 |
| Japanese butler in "Mame" | 35 |
| Japanese camera company until 2003 | 34 |
| Japanese candy that is, one hopes, inaptly named | 48 |
| Japanese carmaker with the Rodeo | 32 |
| Japanese carp found in ornamental ponds | 39 |
| Japanese cartoons that are simply divine? | 41 |
| Japanese character with six whiskers | 36 |
| Japanese city known for its beer | 32 |
| Japanese city with an atomic bomb museum | 40 |
| Japanese city, host of the 1998 Winter Olympics | 47 |
| Japanese clay ware, named for its place of origin | 49 |
| Japanese co. that built many supercomputers | 43 |
| Japanese code word for "torpedo attack" | 49 |
| Japanese code word meaning "tiger" | 44 |
| Japanese company that pioneered dry beer | 40 |
| Japanese cosmetics box (anagram of NOIR) | 40 |
| Japanese count of baseball hats? | 32 |
| Japanese equivalent of "general" | 42 |
| Japanese fare at a "bar" | 34 |
| Japanese figure skater ___ Asada | 32 |
| Japanese film version of King Lear | 36 |
| Japanese financial market inits. | 32 |
| Japanese fish dish that can be lethally toxic | 45 |
| Japanese fish often found in ponds | 34 |
| Japanese folk music with a swing feel | 37 |
| Japanese for "empty hand" | 35 |
| Japanese for "empty orchestra" | 40 |
| Japanese for "large hill" | 35 |
| Japanese for "the way of the gods" | 44 |
| Japanese general executed in 1948 | 33 |
| Japanese general Hideki's talisman? | 39 |
| Japanese general: 1885–1948 | 34 |
| Japanese golfer in the World Golf Hall of Fame | 46 |
| Japanese golfer who won the 1983 Hawaiian Open | 46 |
| Japanese hands-on healing practice | 34 |
| Japanese historical period that ended in 1868 | 45 |
| Japanese host of the 1998 Winter Olympics | 41 |
| Japanese immigrant's grandchild | 35 |
| Japanese information technology giant | 37 |
| Japanese instrument with 13 strings | 35 |
| Japanese kitchen utensil used for preparing sushi | 49 |
| Japanese leader executed in 1948 | 32 |
| Japanese leader Hideki: 1885-1948 | 33 |
| Japanese maker of watches and calculators | 41 |
| Japanese martial art with bamboo swords | 39 |
| Japanese metal band that will audibly exhale? | 45 |
| Japanese model sold from 1970 to 2006 | 37 |
| Japanese noodle often served in broth | 37 |
| Japanese noodle sometimes served with tempura | 45 |
| Japanese pitcher Hideo with two no-hitters | 42 |
| Japanese PM Naoto who resigned in August 2011 | 45 |
| Japanese poet Kobayashi ___: 1763–1827 | 45 |
| Japanese poetry similar to haiku | 32 |
| Japanese prime minister 1964-72 | 32 |
| Japanese Prime Minister Hirobumi | 32 |
| Japanese Prime Minister in W.W. II | 34 |
| Japanese prime minister Shinzo ___ | 34 |
| Japanese prime minister Taro ___ | 32 |
| Japanese Prime Minister, formerly | 34 |
| Japanese prime minister, 1964-72 | 32 |
| Japanese prime minister, 2006-07 | 32 |
| Japanese Prime Minister: 1934–36 | 39 |
| Japanese Prime Minister: 1941-44 | 32 |
| Japanese prime minister: 1941–44 | 39 |
| Japanese prime minister: 1960-64 | 32 |
| Japanese Prime Minister: 1960–64 | 39 |
| Japanese prime minister: 1964–72 | 39 |
| Japanese prize in the 1894-95 Sino-Japanese war | 47 |
| Japanese region known for its beef? | 35 |
| Japanese ritual including an iron pot | 37 |
| Japanese seaport with a beer named after it | 43 |
| Japanese self-destructive act (Var.) | 36 |
| Japanese setting of "The Mikado" | 42 |
| Japanese site of the 1972 Winter Olympics | 41 |
| Japanese site of the 1998 Winter Olympics | 41 |
| Japanese sleuth who always follows you around? | 46 |
| Japanese stadium home to the Yomiuri Giants | 43 |
| Japanese swordplay using bamboo staves | 38 |
| Japanese therapeutic touch technique | 36 |
| Japanese TV import involving obstacle courses | 45 |
| Japanese vegetable related to ginseng | 37 |
| Japanese version of an Italian pasta dish? | 42 |
| Japanese video game-based franchise | 35 |
| Japanese who won the 1974 Nobel Peace Prize | 43 |
| Japanese winner of the 1974 Nobel Peace Prize | 45 |
| Japanese word for "round" | 35 |
| Japanese wrestler's injury treater? | 39 |
| Japanese writing using Chinese characters | 41 |
| Japanese-American rock guitarist James | 38 |