names may be written in hiragana or katakana, the Japanese language syllabaries for words of Japanese or foreign origin, respectively. As such, names...

The word Japan is an exonym, and is used (in one form or another) by many languages. The Japanese names for Japan are Nihon (にほん) and Nippon (にっぽん). They...

The Japanese era name (Japanese: 元号, Hepburn: gengō, "era name") or nengō (年号, year name), is the first of the two elements that identify years in the...

The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. Yuri Amano (由梨, born 1966), Japanese voice actress Yuri Ebihara (友里, born 1979), Japanese model...

Standardization of Geographical Names. The Japanese government supports the exclusive use of the name "Sea of Japan" (Japanese: 日本海, Hepburn: Nihon-kai), while...

Wa is the oldest attested name of Japan and ethnonym of the Japanese people. From c. the 2nd century AD Chinese and Korean scribes used the Chinese character...

historic sites in Japan. The article Japanese addressing system contains related information on postal addresses. Most place names are suffixed with its...

Japanese ship names follow different conventions from those typical in the West. Merchant ship names often contain the word maru at the end (meaning circle)...

Ai is a Japanese and Chinese and Vietnamese given name. In Japanese, it is almost always used as a feminine Japanese given name, written as あい in hiragana...

Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: Sora Amamiya (雨宮 天, born 1993), Japanese voice actress Sora Fukuzumi (born 2002), Japanese...

the Government of Japan. International Nonproprietary Name (INN) United States Adopted Name (USAN) British Approved Name (BAN) Japanese Pharmacopeia Croswell...

Mei (Japanese: メイ, Mandarin: 美) is a feminine given name used in various cultures, particularly Japan and China. Mei can be written using different kanji...

sometimes Japanese radish varieties. When it is necessary to distinguish the usual Japanese form from others, it is sometimes known as Japanese radish or...

Japanese passports (日本国旅券, Nihonkoku ryoken) are issued to Japanese nationals to facilitate international travel. From 2018 to 2022, it was ranked first...

The name can also be written in hiragana とおる or katakana トオル. Toru Abe (安部 徹, 1917–1993), Japanese actor Toru Arakawa (荒川 通, 1932–2015), Japanese karateka...

"gentleman" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. Shin Amano (真, born 1973), Japanese figure skater Shin Hirayama (信, 1868–1945), Japanese astronomer...

female name with multiple meanings in many different languages. In Old German, Aya means "sword". Aya (あや, アヤ) is a common female Japanese given name meaning...

reading) The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. Chika, a member of the Japanese girl group D&D Chika Anzai (安済 知佳, born 1990), Japanese voice...

had Hangul-only names. During the Japanese occupation of Korea, beginning in 1939, Koreans were forced to adopt Japanese names and naming practices. They...

Japanese dragons (日本の竜/龍, Nihon no ryū) are diverse legendary creatures in Japanese mythology and folklore. Japanese dragon myths amalgamate native legends...

who are Japanese, or are famous for having written in the Japanese language. Writers are listed by the native order of Japanese names—family name followed...

wipe out the humans. Sung Jin-woo Voiced by: Taito Ban (Japanese); Aleks Le (English) Japanese name: Shun Mizushino (水篠 旬, Mizushino Shun) Sung Jin-woo (성진우;...

has the largest leg-span of any arthropod. The Japanese name for this species is taka-ashi-gani, (Japanese: タカアシガニ), literally translating to "tall legs...

Officially, among Japanese names there are 291,129 different Japanese surnames (姓, sei), as determined by their kanji, although many of these are pronounced...

temples in Japan. Japanese Temples Guide to over 190 with pictures and map. Japanese temples of historical interest. With photos. Kyoto and Japanese Buddhism...

Japanese (日本語, Nihongo, [ɲihoŋɡo] ) is the principal language of the Japonic language family spoken by the Japanese people. It has around 123 million...

their given name. This tradition is prevalent in the East Asian cultural sphere, particularly in China, Japan, and Vietnam. Courtesy names are a marker...

Maki (まき, マキ) is a very common feminine Japanese given name which can also be used as a surname. Maki can be written using different kanji characters...

Marie or Marié (まりえ、マリエ) is a feminine Japanese given name. Occasionally the "e" is written with an acute accent or other diacritic to signify that it...

Iran. Japanese law does not recognize married couples who have different surnames as lawful husband and wife, which means that 96% of married Japanese women...