japan

a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building

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

coat with a lacquer, as done in Japan

lacquerware decorated and varnished in the Japanese manner with a glossy durable black lacquer

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