Definition of Japan

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Definition of Japan

Japan

Work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner; also, the varnish or lacquer used in japanning.

Of or pertaining to Japan, or to the lacquered work of that country; as, Japan ware.

To cover with a coat of hard, brilliant varnish, in the manner of the Japanese; to lacquer.

To give a glossy black to, as shoes.

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Japan Quotations

Yesterday, December seventh, 1941, a date which will live in infamy, the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.
Franklin D. Roosevelt

I can take pot or leave it. I got busted in Japan for it. I was nine days without it and there wasn't a hint of withdrawal, nothing.
Paul McCartney

Japan is an important ally of ours. Japan and the United States of the Western industrialized capacity, 60 percent of the GNP, two countries. That's a statement in and of itself.
Dan Quayle

In addition to this, they already have a fuel cell car on the road in Japan. It is subsidized from within the corporation because they are still at a high cost.
Maurice Strong

My clothes are very popular in Japan.
Vivienne Westwood

I loved Japan. I used to read a lot about it when I was a child. And I always wanted to go. And it was delightful. I absolutely loved it. What a smashing place.
Billy Connolly

When you look at Japanese traditional architecture, you have to look at Japanese culture and its relationship with nature. You can actually live in a harmonious, close contact with nature - this very unique to Japan.
Tadao Ando

But in Japan, there's nothing like that, since the temple is made of wood. The divine spirit inside the building is eternal, so the enclosure doesn't have to be.
Tadao Ando

Self-deception ultimately explains Japan's plight. The Japanese have never accepted that change is in their interest - and not merely a response to U.S. criticism.
Paul Samuelson

Throughout that period, Japan had made honest efforts to keep the destruction of war from spreading and, based on the belief that all nations of the world should find their places, had followed a policy designed to restore an expeditious peace between Japan and China.
Hideki Tojo

Japan Translations

Japan in Afrikaans is Japan
Japan in Danish is Japan
Japan in Dutch is Japan
Japan in Finnish is Japani
Japan in French is Japon
Japan in Italian is Giappone
Japan in Swedish is Japan

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