| RISINGSUN | The Land of the ____ , term for Japan that derives from the Japanese word for the country (6,3) |
| FITTEST | "Survival of the ___", term coined by the philosopher and biologist Herbert Spencer (7) |
| NIRAMIAI | Japanese word for the pre-fight mental battle of the stare down between sumo wrestlers (8) |
| LEVANT | The ____ , term for the eastern part of the Mediterranean with its islands and adjoining countries (6) |
| GODS | The ___, term for the highest level of seating in a theatre (4) |
| MAJORS | The ____ , term for the four most prestigious events in professional golf (6) |
| MIRAITOWA | Mascot of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, named for the Japanese words for 'future' and 'eternity' |
| LABYRINTH | Word for a maze in a landscaped garden or for something inextricably complicated that derives from the elaborate structure built by craftsman Daedalus to house the Minotaur (9) |
| MOUNTFUJI | Extinct volcano in central Japan that used in the Atari logo (5,4) |
| SOBA | From the Japanese word for buckwheat, a thin variety of glutenfree noodle eaten hot or cold (4) |
| HEADHONCHO | Taken from the Japanese word for "team leader" what expression means "the person in charge"? (4,6) |
| KENNEL | Word for a dog's house or hut that derives from the Latin name for said creature; a pack of hounds; or, the den or lair of a fox (6) |
| SAYONARA | James Michener novel taking its title from the Japanese word for goodbye (8) |
| CAMRY | Car model whose name comes from the Japanese word for "crown" |
| TERIYAKI | It comes from the Japanese words for 'glaze' and 'broil' |
| EMOJI | Text symbol from the Japanese words for picture and character |
| SUKIYAKI | It comes from the Japanese words for "slice" and "broil" |
| TAMAGOTCHI | '90s fad whose name comes from the Japanese words for "egg" and "watch" |
| EDAMAME | Appetizer whose name comes from the Japanese words for "stem" and "bean" |
| LEMON | Relation of lime and bergamot; or, a word for something defective that derives from the aforesaid citrus being the lowest value symbol on some fruit machines (5) |
