Japanese

Japanese may refer to:

• Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
• Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
• Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through culture or ancestry
  • Japanese diaspora, Japanese emigrants and their descendants around the world
  • Foreign-born Japanese, naturalized citizens of Japan
• Japanese writing system, consisting of kanji and kana
• Japanese cuisine, the food and food culture of Japan

The Battle of Amami-Oshima, also known as the , was a six-hour confrontation between the Japanese Coast Guard and an armed North Korean vessel, which took place near the island of Amami-Oshima, in the East China Sea. The encounter ended in the sinking of the North Korean vessel, which the Japanese authorities later announced was determined to have been a spy craft. The encounter took place outside Japanese territorial waters, but within the exclusive economic zone, an area extending 200 miles from Japanese land, within which Japan can claim exclusive rights to fishing and mineral resources.

japanisch steht für:

• den ostasiatischen Inselstaat Japan betreffend
• Japanische Sprache, die Amtssprache Japans
• Japanische Schrift, in Japan gebräuchliche Schriften
• Japanische Küche, Kochstil und kulinarische Spezialitäten Japans

Leavitt Eduardo Zambrano Haynes (n. Provincia de Colón ciudad de Margarita, Panamá, 9 de marzo de 1973) más conocido como Japanese (en inglés significa "japonés"), es un cantante de Reggae en español y dancehall. Es miembro fundador del grupo Scare Dem Crew.

Le combat d'Amami-Oshima, livré le , oppose une flottille de la Garde côtière du Japon à un bâtiment armé nord-coréen au large de l'île japonaise d'Amami-Oshima en mer de Chine. L'affrontement se termine par la destruction du bâtiment nord-coréen, accusé par les autorités japonaises d'être un navire espion.