a string of more than 3, 000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1, 300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean

[ Syn: japan , japanese islands , japanese archipelago ]

a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building

[ Syn: japan , nippon , nihon ]

lacquerware decorated and varnished in the Japanese manner with a glossy durable black lacquer

lacquer with a durable glossy black finish, originally from the orient

coat with a lacquer, as done in Japan