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an archipelago and empire in E Asia, extending for 3200 km (2000 miles) between the Sea of Japan and the Pacific and consisting of the main islands of Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu and over 3000 smaller islands: feudalism abolished in 1871, followed by industrialization and expansion of territories, esp during World Wars I and II, when most of SE Asia came under Japanese control; dogma of the emperor's divinity abolished in 1946 under a new democratic constitution; rapid economic...

1. a glossy durable black lacquer originally from the Orient, used on wood, metal, etc
2. work decorated and varnished in the Japanese manner
3. a liquid used as a paint drier
4. relating to or varnished with japan
5. to lacquer with japan or any similar varnish