| 2025-09-13 | Origin of "The Tale of Genji," considered by many to be the world's first novel |
| 2025-03-28 | Country with 14,125 islands (and only 260 inhabited!) |
| 2024-08-05 | Where Nissan and Nintendo are headquartered |
| 2023-01-09 | Mount Fuji's locale |
| 2023-01-01 | Country whose capital is an anagram of its former capital |
| 2022-11-30 | Locale of the 1964 and 2020 Summer Olympics |
| 2022-09-29 | "Homeland" of the monsters Mothra and Gamera |
| 2022-09-16 | Country where almost half the world's zippers are made |
| 2021-04-19 | Land east of the Yellow Sea |
| 2019-07-29 | Where Honda and Mazda are headquartered |
| 2019-04-25 | Country with the second greatest number of McDonald's restaurants after the U.S. [2,900+] |
| 2018-06-13 | Hirohito's home |
| 2017-08-05 | See 20-Across |
| 2017-07-03 | Tokyo's land |
| 2016-07-22 | Follower of a diet system |
| 2015-05-26 | Center of Shintoism |
| 2013-08-21 | Where some ex-major-leaguers play |
| 2013-02-18 | Tokyo's home |
| 2011-12-05 | Land of the Rising Sun |
| 2011-05-30 | Where 7-Down is based |
| 2011-05-08 | Home for 22-Across |
| 2010-07-19 | Where Mount Fuji is |
| 2007-12-24 | Where the Pokémon craze originated |
| 2007-10-24 | Black lacquer |
| 2006-08-10 | Where "Kimigayo" is the national anthem |
| 2006-06-18 | Modern name for old Cipango |
| 2006-02-20 | Honda's home |
| 2005-10-19 | Where "besuboru" is played |
| 2004-01-03 | No performers are found here |
| 2003-08-24 | Black varnish |
| 2002-08-06 | Sumo land |
| 1999-12-29 | Where Akitas originated |
| 1999-02-12 | Finish, of a sort |
| 1999-01-01 | Another name for Yamato |
| 1998-12-12 | Lacquer |
| 1998-06-03 | Land of the Rising Sun |
| 1997-06-19 | 40's foe |
| 1997-03-21 | "Walk, Don't Run" setting, 1966 |
| 1996-11-29 | Black lacquer |
| 1994-08-23 | One of 38-Across |
| 1994-01-15 | Legends are made there |
| 1993-12-13 | Lacquer |