| Japanese trees | 14 |
| Japanese tree | 13 |
| Japanese toy? | 13 |
| Japanese town | 13 |
| Japanese tourist city on Kyushu | 31 |
| Japanese title of respect | 25 |
| Japanese title | 14 |
| Japanese tipple | 15 |
| Japanese ties | 13 |
| Japanese tie | 12 |
| Japanese three-line verse | 25 |
| Japanese therapeutic touch technique | 36 |
| Japanese theatre genre | 22 |
| Japanese theatre | 16 |
| Japanese theater (Var.) | 23 |
| Japanese theater | 16 |
| Japanese temple entrance | 24 |
| Japanese temple | 15 |
| Japanese technological giant | 28 |
| Japanese technique that literally means "finger pressure" | 67 |
| Japanese teahouse mats | 22 |
| Japanese takeout meal | 21 |
| Japanese syllable set | 21 |
| Japanese syllabic writing | 25 |
| Japanese syllabic script | 24 |
| Japanese syllabary | 18 |
| Japanese swordplay using bamboo staves | 38 |
| Japanese sword sport | 20 |
| Japanese sword | 14 |
| Japanese swinger Isao | 21 |
| Japanese surname suffix | 23 |
| Japanese surname follower | 25 |
| Japanese surname addition | 25 |
| Japanese supercomputer maker | 28 |
| Japanese studio that made the original "Godzilla" | 59 |
| Japanese stringed instruments | 29 |
| Japanese stringed instrument | 28 |
| Japanese stress-relief therapy | 30 |
| Japanese straw rug | 18 |
| Japanese straw mats | 19 |
| Japanese straw mat | 18 |
| Japanese straw cape | 19 |
| Japanese story closer? | 22 |
| Japanese statesman: 1841-1909 | 29 |
| Japanese statesman, 1841-1909 | 29 |
| Japanese statesman Hirobumi | 27 |
| Japanese statesman et al. | 25 |
| 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 |