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