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The 61 pages that link to Japan, each with the reason it gives.

• East AsiaRelated: Japan is a core East Asian country with a distinct island geography.

• Unitary stateRelated: Its prefectures exercise local powers within a national constitutional and legal framework.

• Chinese Eastern RailwayRelated: Japan seized Russia’s southern railway interests after defeating the Russian Empire in the Russo-Japanese War.

• 2002 FIFA World CupRelated: It co-hosted the tournament and staged the final in Yokohama.

• Napa cabbageRelated: Napa cabbage became a widely used vegetable in Japanese cooking, including hot pots and pickles.

• BidetRelated: Japanese manufacturers helped popularize integrated washing seats.

• Isamu NoguchiRelated: Noguchi’s childhood years in Japan shaped his relationship to Japanese culture and identity.

• Japanese macaqueRelated: The species' native range spans several of Japan's islands, but not Hokkaido.

• Japanese quailRelated: The species' common name reflects its historical association with Japan.

• Adzuki beanRelated: Adzuki has been cultivated there for centuries and became central to many sweets.

• CamelliaRelated: Japanese cultivation helped establish camellias as ornamental plants.

• ShiitakeRelated: The name shiitake derives from Japanese, and Japan developed longstanding cultivation traditions.

• Eurasian tree sparrowRelated: The species occurs in Japan, where it is a familiar bird of towns and farmland.

• FavipiravirRelated: Japan authorized favipiravir for restricted influenza use, unlike most other countries.

• KudzuRelated: Kudzu was displayed at the 1876 United States Centennial Exposition as a Japanese ornamental plant.

• DaikonRelated: Japanese daikon dishes and cultivars helped make the root familiar internationally.

• Pyrus pyrifoliaRelated: Japanese cultivation and breeding produced many familiar varieties.

• Karl LöwithRelated: Löwith’s years teaching in Japan shaped his comparative perspective on European and non-European thought.

• RickshawRelated: The hand-pulled rickshaw appeared in Japan in the late nineteenth century.

• Squat toiletRelated: Traditional Japanese floor-level toilets shaped regional familiarity with squatting fixtures.

• CryptomeriaRelated: The genus is most closely associated with Japan through its native cedar and extensive cultivation.

• Katherine PatersonRelated: Paterson taught English in Japan, an experience reflected in several of her historical novels.

• Samuel WanjiruRelated: Wanjiru moved to Japan as a teenager and developed his racing career there.

• Senkaku IslandsRelated: Japan maintains administrative control and rejects the rival sovereignty claims.

• Xu FuRelated: A longstanding tradition places Xu Fu’s landing and settlement in Japan.

• Zanthoxylum piperitumRelated: The name Japanese pepper reflects the plant’s deep association with Japanese cuisine.