JAPAN

Lacquerware decorated and varnished in the japanese manner with a glossy durable black lacquer

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

• japanese archipelago
• japanese islands

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

A constitutional monarchy occupying the japanese archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building

• nihon
• nippon