| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| NIPPON | Japan | |
| YEN | Japan's currency | |
| TOKYO | Japan’s capital | |
| JAPANNED | Of Japan | |
| JAPANNING | Of Japan | |
| NINJA | Feudal Japan assassin | |
| FUJI | Japan's iconic peak | |
| SAYONARA | Goodbye in Japan | |
| OSAKA | Seaport in Japan | |
| SHOGUN | Old Japan ruler | |
| BRUNSWICK BLACK | See Japan black. | |
| FAREAST | Japan, Korea, Thailand etc. | |
| ASIAN | From Japan or China | |
| AINU | Indigenous people of Japan | |
| KYOTO | Japan’s capital until 1868 | |
| IKEBANA | Floral art from Japan | |
| SHINTO | Religion based in Japan | |
| SOBA | Buckwheat noodles of Japan | |
| HIROSHIMA | Port in SW Japan | |
| PANIC | In Japan, I cause hysteria | |
| OKINAWA | Blue zone island of Japan | |
| ORIGAMI | Paper art from Japan to Riga midway | |
| JOB | Bank of Japan heads reversed their position | |
| MIKADO | G&S opera set in Japan: The ... | |
| CHOPSTICKS | Eating utensils used in China and Japan | |