| Japanese statesman born 1841 | 28 |
| Japanese statesman and family | 29 |
| Japanese statesman | 18 |
| Japanese staple | 15 |
| Japanese stadium home to the Yomiuri Giants | 43 |
| Japanese sports car line | 24 |
| Japanese sports car | 19 |
| Japanese sport | 14 |
| Japanese spitz | 14 |
| Japanese spirits | 16 |
| Japanese soybean paste | 22 |
| Japanese soup, apparently? | 26 |
| Japanese soup option | 20 |
| Japanese soup noodles | 21 |
| Japanese soup noodle | 20 |
| Japanese soup item | 18 |
| Japanese soup ingredient | 24 |
| Japanese soup flavorings | 24 |
| Japanese soup flavoring | 23 |
| Japanese soup flavorer | 22 |
| Japanese soup choice | 20 |
| Japanese soup base | 18 |
| Japanese soup | 13 |
| Japanese songs | 14 |
| Japanese sock | 13 |
| Japanese sneaker? | 17 |
| Japanese smartphone maker | 25 |
| Japanese sliding screen | 23 |
| Japanese sliding door | 21 |
| Japanese sleuth, Mr. ___ | 24 |
| Japanese sleuth who always follows you around? | 46 |
| Japanese sleuth Mr. ___ | 23 |
| Japanese sleuth Mr. __ | 22 |
| Japanese skater who was the 2003 World Junior champion | 54 |
| Japanese site of the 1998 Winter Olympics | 41 |
| Japanese site of the 1972 Winter Olympics | 41 |
| Japanese site of Expo '70 | 29 |
| Japanese silk tie | 17 |
| Japanese side dish | 18 |
| Japanese shrub | 14 |
| Japanese shoving match | 22 |
| Japanese ship word | 18 |
| Japanese ship name | 18 |
| Japanese ship designation | 25 |
| Japanese ship | 13 |
| Japanese setting of "The Mikado" | 42 |
| Japanese serving ritual seen in "The Karate Kid, Part II" | 67 |
| Japanese serving ritual | 23 |
| Japanese serving girls | 22 |
| Japanese serving girl | 21 |
| Japanese self-destructive act (Var.) | 36 |
| Japanese self-defense method | 28 |
| Japanese sect of Buddhism | 25 |
| Japanese sect | 13 |
| Japanese seaweed | 16 |
| Japanese seat of government | 27 |
| Japanese seasoning | 18 |
| Japanese seaport with a beer named after it | 43 |
| Japanese seaport or dog | 23 |
| Japanese seaport | 16 |
| Japanese script | 15 |
| Japanese screen | 15 |
| Japanese school of meditation | 29 |
| Japanese sauce | 14 |
| Japanese sashes | 15 |
| Japanese sash | 13 |
| Japanese sandals that resemble clogs and flip-flops | 51 |
| Japanese sandals | 16 |
| Japanese sandal | 15 |
| Japanese salmon? | 16 |
| Japanese salmon | 15 |
| Japanese salad veggie | 21 |
| Japanese salad plants | 21 |
| Japanese salad plant | 20 |
| Japanese salad ingredient | 25 |
| Japanese salad herbs | 20 |
| Japanese salad herb | 19 |
| Japanese salad green | 20 |
| Japanese sake, e.g.? | 20 |
| Japanese sacred mountain | 24 |
| Japanese ruler | 14 |
| Japanese royal, for short | 25 |
| Japanese room divider | 21 |
| Japanese rolls | 14 |
| Japanese robes | 14 |
| Japanese robe | 13 |
| Japanese river | 14 |
| Japanese rival of IBM | 21 |
| Japanese ritual including an iron pot | 37 |
| Japanese ritual | 15 |
| Japanese rice wine (Var.) | 25 |
| Japanese rice wine | 18 |
| Japanese rice drink | 19 |
| Japanese rice beverage | 22 |
| Japanese rice beer | 18 |
| Japanese restaurant vegetable | 29 |
| Japanese restaurant stock | 25 |
| Japanese restaurant staple | 26 |
| Japanese restaurant soup | 24 |
| Japanese restaurant order | 25 |