(dated) part of Japan adjacent to Pacific Ocean and Seto Inland Sea

Japanese mint (Mentha canadensis)

Kyūjitai form of 日本学: Japanology

(oceanography) Synonym of 黒潮: the Kuroshio Current

(military, historical) 大日本帝国海軍 / (military) 海上自衛隊

(military, historical) 大日本帝国陸軍 / (military) 陸上自衛隊

(grammar) present progressive form / (by extension, with で) making progress

a prefecture of Japan comprising the western part of 九州 (Kyūshū, “Kyushu”) facing the Sea of Japan and nearby islands; its capital city is also 長崎 (Nagasaki)

a prefecture in 東北 (Tōhoku) region of Japan; its capital city is also 青森 (Aomori)

a prefecture in 東北 (Tōhoku) region of Japan; its capital city is also 秋田 (Akita)