Japan (disambiguation)

Japan is an archipelagic country in East Asia, located in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean. Japan may also refer to:

Places

 * Empire of Japan, former political government of Japan (1868–1947)
 * Japanese archipelago, referring to the geographic region of Japan
 * Japan, Montenegro
 * Japan, Missouri, an unincorporated community in the United States

Lacquerware

 * Japanese lacquerware or japan, a broad category of fine and decorative arts
 * Japan black or japan, a lacquer or varnish used on iron and steel
 * Japanning, European imitation of Asian lacquerwork
 * Pontypool japan, the process of japanning with the use of an oil varnish and heat

Literature

 * Japan (1992 manga), a 1992 manga with art by Kentarou Miura
 * Japan (1994 manga), a 1994 manga by Eiji Ōtsuka

Film

 * Japan (2008 film), an independent film starring Shane Brolly and Peter Fonda
 * Japan (1960 film), a short film; see List of Disney live-action shorts
 * Japan (2023 film), an Indian film written and directed by Raju Murugan
 * Japón, a 2002 film by Mexican director Carlos Reygadas

Music

 * Japan (band), a British art rock band

Albums

 * Japan (Japan album)
 * JPN (album), a 2011 album by girl group Perfume
 * Japan (Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi album), a 1991 album, see Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi discography

Songs

 * "Japan", a song by Be-Bop Deluxe, 1977
 * "Japan", a song by Abwärts, 1979
 * "Japan", a song by Landscape, 1979
 * "Japan", a song by Amanda Lear, 1980
 * "Japan", a song by Kenny G, 1985
 * "Japan", a song by Scarlett and Black, 1987
 * "Japan", a song by The Lonely Island, 2011
 * "Japan", a song by Rex Orange County from Bcos U Will Never B Free (2015)
 * "Japan", a song by Tired Lion from Dumb Days, 2017
 * "Japan" (Famous Dex song), 2018

Other uses

 * Japan (horse) (born 2016), Thoroughbred racehorse
 * Japan (fig), a common fig cultivar