Japan 2025!

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Across
  1. 3. Sorry babe, but these balls made from your favorite animal are utterly delicious
  2. 4. If you're trading in Japan, this is your NASDAQ alternative
  3. 7. Famous animation studio known for films like Spirited Away and My Neighbor Totoro
  4. 11. A tree that Imani would love for its size
  5. 13. We won't be there when these are in bloom, but we'll see their motifs everywhere
  6. 14. Japanese game that we've played together
  7. 15. A Japanese aesthetic emphasizing beauty in imperfection
  8. 18. A Japanese dining experience in which the diner leaves the choice up to the chef
  9. 19. The #1 manga in the world, now available on Netflix
  10. 20. Japan's equivalent of Mexico's Day of the Dead
  11. 22. The Japanese word for "empty house," like the ones you might acquire for free
  12. 23. A great craft for a clumsy potter to learn
  13. 24. Japanese soy sauce
  14. 26. What you might say to a Japanese person if you need to ask for directions, or if you bump into them on the street
  15. 27. You love these, whether they're filled with veggies or meat
Down
  1. 1. Japanese company with the biggest market cap
  2. 2. Time setting of the show Blue Eye Samurai
  3. 5. The type of poetry that Imani once wrote and performed for you
  4. 6. We've attempted gorillas and elephants using this art style
  5. 8. City known for modern architecture and street food
  6. 9. It's a mountain and an apple
  7. 10. Like Amazon, but Japanese
  8. 12. The denim capital of Japan
  9. 16. What you'll find in the forest of Arashiyama
  10. 17. Indigenous people of northern Japan
  11. 21. Hot spring bath that we'll likely enjoy in a rural area
  12. 22. Japanese martial art focusing on joint locks and throws
  13. 25. Japanese martial art based on throws and grappling