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Revision as of 04:51, 10 September 2014
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.
- Imperial Japan
- 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
- Boke and Tsukkomi Routine
- Boys Love Notes
- Buddhism
- Butterfly of Death and Rebirth
- Christmas Cake
- Christianity 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
- The Four Gods
- Fundoshi
- Geisha
- Goldfish Scooping Game
- Ghost Lights
- Hachiko (purebred Akita dog representing loyalty)
- Hachimaki (headband)
- Hair Color in Japan
- Hattori Hanzo
- Henohenomoheji (the face made of hiragana)
- Hikikomori a.k.a. the Shut In.
- Host Club
- Idiots Cannot Catch Colds
- Idol Singer
- Inside Shoes
- Instant Fanclub
- Ishikawa Goemon
- Japanese Architecture
- Japanese Holidays
- Japanese Invasion
- Japanese Language
- Japanese Media
- Japanese Ranguage
- Japanese School Club
- Japanese Vampire
- Jidai Geki
- Joshikousei
- Kabuki Sounds
- Kappa
- Karaoke Box
- Kawaisa
- Kendo
- Kigo
- Kimodameshi
- Kimono
- Kotatsu
- Kotobagari
- Kyu and Dan Ranks
- Lolicon
- Love Hotels
- Mahjong
- The Makioka Sisters
- Maneki Neko
- Manga Demographics
- Miko
- Miyamoto Musashi
- Mukokuseki
- No Koreans in Japan
- Nuns Are Mikos
- Odango Hair
- Oda Nobunaga (a Japanese warlord)
- Onmyodo
- Orochi
- Out of the Country
- Paper Talisman
- Personality Blood Types
- Personal Seals
- Pettanko
- Phenotype Stereotype
- Pillars of Moral Character
- Pose of Supplication
- Public Domain Artifact (of note, the three imperial regalia show up often)
- Red Armband of Leadership
- Red Oni, Blue Oni
- Red String of Fate
- Romantic Two-Girl Friendship
- Ryokan Inn
- Sacred First Kiss
- Sailor Fuku
- Salaryman
- Sanada Yukimura
- Sarashi
- Sarutobi Sasuke
- Sasaki Kojiro
- School Festival
- Second Sino-Japanese War
- Sempai-Kohai
- Seppuku
- Shinigami
- Shinto
- Shiritori
- The Shinsengumi
- Shotacon
- Shrines and Temples
- Sneezing
- Stringy Haired Ghost Girl
- Subcultures in Japan
- Takarazuka
- Tanabata
- Teru Teru Bozu
- This Is Unforgivable!
- Thousand Origami Cranes
- Tokugawa Ieyasu (another warlord, the ultimate unifier of Japan)
- Tokyo University (Japan's most famous 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
- Weddings in Japan
- Yagyu Jubei
- Yamato Nadeshiko
- Yaoi Fangirl (demographically more numerous in Japan than in most other places)
- Youkai
- Yonkoma
- Zettai Ryouiki
- Zigzag Paper Tassel
The Japanese flag
