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[[File:Flag of Japan.svg|thumb]]
[[File:Japan-map_3844.gif|frame|The [[Kaiju|Kaiju's]] favorite playground.]]


All the things you wanted to know about Japan, but were afraid to ask. Naturally, these tropes and topics pop up frequently in Japanese media.
All the things you wanted to know about '''Japan''', but were afraid to ask. Naturally, these tropes and topics pop up frequently in Japanese media.
[[File:Japan-map 3844.gif|frame|The [[Kaiju]]'s favorite playground.]]


== Clothing ==
* [[Fundoshi]]
* [[Inside Shoes]]
* [[Hachimaki]] (a particular headband)
* [[Kimono]]
** [[Kimono Is Traditional]]
** [[Kimono Fanservice]]
* [[Red Armband of Leadership]]
* [[Sailor Fuku]]
* [[Sarashi]]
* [[Transfer Student Uniforms]]
* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]


== Combat and Martial Arts ==
* [[Imperial Japan]]
* [[Chiburi]] (cleaning a katana blade by swiping it in the air, forcing the blood off)
* [[Japanese Political System]]
* [[Kaiju Defense Force]] (Japan Self-Defense Force)
* [[Katanas of the Rising Sun]] (Imperial Japanese Armed Forces)
* [[108]]
* [[The 47 Ronin]]
* [[Baka]]
* [[Body Sushi]]
* [[Bicep-Polishing Gesture]]
* [[Bishonen Jump Syndrome]]
* [[Big Fancy House/Anime and Manga|Big Fancy House]]
** [[The Thing That Goes Doink]]
* [[Useful Notes/Boke and Tsukkomi Routine|Boke and Tsukkomi Routine]]
** [[Flipping the Table]]
* [[Boys Love Notes]]
* [[Useful Notes/Buddhism|Buddhism]]
* [[Butterfly of Death and Rebirth]]
* [[Christmas Cake]]
* [[Japanese Christian|Christianity In Japan]]
** [[Useful Notes/Christmas in Japan|Christmas in Japan]]
* [[Class Is in Room X-01]]
* [[Compensated Dating]]
* [[Cram School]]
* [[Doujinshi]]
* [[Ear Cleaning]]
* [[Eyelid-Pull Taunt]] (known as ''akanbe'' in Japan)
* [[Every Japanese Sword Is a Katana]]
* [[Every Japanese Sword Is a Katana]]
* [[The Four Gods]]
* [[Kendo]]
* [[Fundoshi]]
* [[Kyu and Dan Ranks]]

== Entertainment ==
* [[Boke and Tsukkomi Routine]]
** [[Flipping the Table]]
* [[Geisha]]
* [[Geisha]]
* [[Host Club]]
* [[Idol Singer]]
* [[Japanese Media]]
** [[Yonkoma]]
* [[Karaoke Box]]
* [[Takarazuka]]

== Games ==
* [[Go]]
* [[Goldfish Scooping Game]]
* [[Goldfish Scooping Game]]
* [[Ghost Lights]]
* [[Mahjong]]
* [[Shiritori]]
* [[Shogi]]

== History ==
* [[Imperial Japan]]
** [[Katanas of the Rising Sun]] (Imperial Japanese Armed Forces)
* [[Public Domain Artifact]] (of note, the three imperial regalia show up often)
* [[Second Sino-Japanese War]]

=== [[Historical Domain Character]]s ===
* [[The 47 Ronin]]
* [[Hachiko]] (purebred Akita dog representing loyalty)
* [[Hachiko]] (purebred Akita dog representing loyalty)
* [[Martial Arts Headband|Hachimaki]] (headband)
* [[Useful Notes/Hair Color in Japan|Hair Color in Japan]]
* [[Hattori Hanzo]]
* [[Hattori Hanzo]]
* [[Henohenomoheji]] (the face made of hiragana)
* [[Hikikomori]] a.k.a. the [[Shut In]].
* [[Host Club]]
* [[Idiots Cannot Catch Colds]]
* [[Idol Singer]]
* [[Useful Notes/Inside Shoes|Inside Shoes]]
* [[Instant Fanclub]]
* [[Ishikawa Goemon]]
* [[Ishikawa Goemon]]
* [[Japanese Architecture]]
* [[Miyamoto Musashi]]
* [[Oda Nobunaga]] (a Japanese warlord)
* [[Japanese Holidays]]
* [[Japanese Invasion]]
* [[Sanada Yukimura]]
* [[Sarutobi Sasuke]]
* [[Sasaki Kojiro]]
* [[The Shinsengumi]]
* [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] (another warlord, the ultimate unifier of Japan)
* [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] (yet another warlord)
* [[Uesugi Kenshin]] (and yet another famous warlord)
* [[Yagyu Jubei]]

== Language ==
* [[Baka]]
* [[Japanese Language]]
* [[Japanese Language]]
** [[Alternate Character Reading]]
** [[Alternate Character Reading]]
** [[Four Is Death]]
** [[Four Is Death]]
** [[Useful Notes/Gender and Japanese Language|Gender and Japanese Language]]
** [[Gender and Japanese Language]]
** [[Useful Notes/Gratuitous English in Japan|Gratuitous English in Japan]]
** [[Gratuitous English in Japan]]
** [[Green Is Blue]]
** [[Green Is Blue]]
** [[Useful Notes/Japanese Honorifics|Japanese Honorifics]]
** [[Japanese Honorifics]]
*** [[Oba-san]]
*** [[Oba-san]]
*** [[Onee-Sama]]
*** [[Onee-Sama]]
** [[Useful Notes/Japanese Pronouns|Japanese Pronouns]]
** [[Japanese Pronouns]]
*** [[Pronoun Trouble]]
*** [[Pronoun Trouble]]
** [[Useful Notes/Japanese Sibling Terminology|Japanese Sibling Terminology]]
** [[Japanese Sibling Terminology]]
** [[Useful Notes/Japanese Stock Phrases|Japanese Stock Phrases]]
** [[Japanese Stock Phrases]]
** [[Kansai Regional Accent]]
** [[Kansai Regional Accent]]
** [[Keigo]]
** [[Keigo]]
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** [[Seven Is Nana]]
** [[Seven Is Nana]]
** [[Tohoku Regional Accent]]
** [[Tohoku Regional Accent]]
* [[Japanese Media]]
* [[Japanese Ranguage]]
* [[Japanese Ranguage]]
* [[Japanese School Club]]
* [[Japanese Vampire]]
* [[Jidai Geki]]
* [[Joshikousei]]
* [[Kabuki Sounds]]
* [[Kappa]]
* [[Karaoke Box]]
* [[Useful Notes/Kawaisa|Kawaisa]]
* [[Kendo]]
* [[Kigo]]
* [[Kigo]]

* [[Kimodameshi]]
== NSFW (or sometimes NSFW) ==
* [[Kimono]]
** [[Kimono Is Traditional]]
* [[Body Sushi]]
** [[Kimono Fanservice]]
* [[Boys Love Notes]]
* [[Kotatsu]]
* [[Compensated Dating]]
* [[Kotobagari]]
* [[Doujinshi]]
* [[Kyu and Dan Ranks]]
* [[Lolicon]]
* [[Lolicon]]
* [[Love Hotels]]
* [[Love Hotels]]
* [[Mahjong]]
* [[Shotacon]]

* [[The Makioka Sisters]]
== Places ==
[[File:Regions and Prefectures of Japan.svg|thumb|500px]]
* [[Tokyo]] - The capital city
* [[Tokyo University]] (Japan's most famous own version of an Ivy League School)

== Politics ==
* [[Japanese Political System]]
** [[Kaiju Defense Force]] (Japan Self-Defense Force)
* [[Kotobagari]]

== Religion ==
* [[Buddhism]]
** [[108]]
* [[Japanese Christian|Christianity In Japan]]
** [[Christmas in Japan]]
* [[The Four Gods]]
* [[Shinto]]
** [[Onmyodo]]
** [[Miko]]
** [[Paper Talisman]]
** [[Zigzag Paper Tassel]]
* [[Shrines and Temples]]

== Stereotypes and Prejudices ==
* [[Christmas Cake]]
* [[Hair Color in Japan]]
* [[Hikikomori]] (a.k.a. the [[Shut In]])
* [[Idiots Cannot Catch Colds]]
* [[Joshikousei]]
* [[No Koreans in Japan]]
* [[Nuns Are Mikos]]
* [[Personality Blood Types]]
* [[Phenotype Stereotype]]
* [[Yamato Nadeshiko]]
* [[Yaoi Fangirl]] (demographically more numerous in Japan than in most other places)

== The Supernatural ==
* [[Butterfly of Death and Rebirth]]
* [[Ghost Lights]]
* [[Tanuki]]
* [[Youkai]]
** [[Japanese Vampire]]
** [[Kappa]]
** [[Kitsune]]
** [[Orochi]]
** [[Shinigami]]
** [[Stringy-Haired Ghost Girl]]

== Other Tropes and Topics ==
* [[Bicep-Polishing Gesture]]
* [[Bishonen Jump Syndrome]]
* [[Big Fancy House/Anime and Manga|Big Fancy House]]
** [[Shishi-odoshi]] ("the thing that goes 'doink'")
* [[Class Is in Room X-01]]
* [[Cram School]]
* [[Ear Cleaning]]
* [[Eyelid-Pull Taunt]] (known as ''[[akanbe]]'' in Japan)
* [[Henohenomoheji]] (the face made of hiragana)
* [[Instant Fanclub]]
* [[Japanese Architecture]]
* [[Japanese Holidays]]
** [[Tanabata]]
* [[Japanese Invasion]]
* [[Japanese School Club]]
* [[Jidai Geki]]
* [[Kabuki Sounds]]
* [[Kawaisa]]
* [[Kimodameshi]] ("test of courage")
* [[Kotatsu]]
* ''[[The Makioka Sisters]]''
* [[Maneki Neko]]
* [[Maneki Neko]]
* [[Manga Demographics]]
* [[Manga Demographics]]
* [[Miko]]
* [[Miyamoto Musashi]]
* [[Mukokuseki]]
* [[Mukokuseki]]
* [[No Koreans in Japan]]
* [[Nuns Are Mikos]]
* [[Odango Hair]]
* [[Odango Hair]]
* [[Oda Nobunaga]] (a Japanese warlord)
* [[Onmyodo]]
* [[Orochi]]
* [[Out of the Country]]
* [[Paper Talisman]]
* [[Personality Blood Types]]
* [[Personal Seals]]
* [[Personal Seals]]
* [[Pettanko]]
* [[Pettanko]]
* [[Phenotype Stereotype]]
* [[Pillars of Moral Character]]
* [[Pillars of Moral Character]]
* [[Pose of Supplication]]
* [[Pose of Supplication]]
* [[Public Domain Artifact]] (of note, the three imperial regalia show up often)
* [[Red Armband of Leadership]]
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]
* [[Red String of Fate]]
* [[Red String of Fate]]
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* [[Ryokan Inn]]
* [[Ryokan Inn]]
* [[Sacred First Kiss]]
* [[Sacred First Kiss]]
* [[Sailor Fuku]]
* [[Salaryman]]
* [[Salaryman]]
* [[Sanada Yukimura]]
* [[Sarashi]]
* [[Sarutobi Sasuke]]
* [[Sasaki Kojiro]]
* [[School Festival]]
* [[School Festival]]
* [[Second Sino-Japanese War]]
* [[Sempai-Kohai]]
* [[Sempai-Kohai]]
* [[Seppuku]]
* [[Seppuku]]
* [[Shinigami]]
* [[Useful Notes/Shinto|Shinto]]
* [[Shiritori]]
* [[The Shinsengumi]]
* [[Shotacon]]
* [[Shrines and Temples]]
* [[Sneezing]]
* [[Sneezing]]
* [[Stringy Haired Ghost Girl]]
* [[Subcultures in Japan]]
* [[Subcultures in Japan]]
* [[Takarazuka]]
* [[Tanabata]]
* [[Teru Teru Bozu]]
* [[Teru Teru Bozu]]
* [[This Is Unforgivable!]]
* [[This Is Unforgivable!]]
* [[Thousand Origami Cranes]]
* [[Thousand Origami Cranes]]
* [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] (another warlord, the ultimate unifier of Japan)
* [[Tokyo University]] (Japan's own version of an Ivy League School)
* [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] (yet another warlord)
* [[Transfer Student Uniforms]]
* [[Tanuki]]
* [[Uesugi Kenshin]] (and yet another famous warlord)
* [["V" Sign]]
* [["V" Sign]]
* [[Weddings in Japan]]
* [[Weddings in Japan]]
* [[Yagyu Jubei]]
* [[Yamato Nadeshiko]]
* [[Yaoi Fangirl]] (demographically more numerous in Japan than in most other places)
* [[Youkai]]
** [[Kappa]]
** [[Kitsune]]
* [[Yonkoma]]
* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]
* [[Zigzag Paper Tassel]]


== The Japanese flag ==
[[File:Japan150_2275.png|frame]]


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    All the things you wanted to know about Japan, but were afraid to ask. Naturally, these tropes and topics pop up frequently in Japanese media.

    The Kaiju's favorite playground.

    Clothing

    Combat and Martial Arts

    Entertainment

    Games

    History

    Historical Domain Characters

    Language

    NSFW (or sometimes NSFW)

    Places

    Politics

    Religion

    Stereotypes and Prejudices

    The Supernatural

    Other Tropes and Topics

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