non-Japanese
adjective
non-Jap·a·nese
ˌnän-ˌja-pə-ˈnēz 
-ˈnēs
: not of, relating to, or characteristic of Japan or its people : not Japanese
non-Japanese automakers
Americans of non-Japanese descent
Examples of non-Japanese in a Sentence
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Marielle paused in front of a large black-and-white photograph of Bob Fletcher standing in a field, part of a display honoring non-Japanese Americans who helped interned families.
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Jake Whitney, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
The luxury boutique is run by Yuji—who serves as international sales manager, handling all non-Japanese clients—and his husband, Tim.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
The world is changing though: non-Japanese restaurants now have sake on their menus, such as Michelin-starred Per Se, Blue Hill At Stone Barns and Eleven Madison Park in New York.
—Akiko Katayama, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
With the first episode, there are many non-Japanese animators, especially for the action scenes.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2024
The fact that the vintage models were only ever sold in Japan meant that historically little information was available to non-Japanese vintage dealers, and watches rarely found their way out of Japan.
—David Flett, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2024
Some of the film’s winking references are more esoteric than others, and a lot of wordplay and in-jokes are potentially lost on a non-Japanese audience: some of them are, according to the subtitles on my copy, basically untranslatable.
—Kambole Campbell, IndieWire, 15 Aug. 2024
The five-member girl group set a record as a non-Japanese act for shortest period of time since debuting to perform at Tokyo Dome.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 28 June 2024
Google shipped the first non-Japanese phones with the feature, fought carriers trying to stop phone payments from happening, and begged stores to get new, compatible terminals.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 10 June 2024
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Jake Whitney, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
The luxury boutique is run by Yuji—who serves as international sales manager, handling all non-Japanese clients—and his husband, Tim.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
The world is changing though: non-Japanese restaurants now have sake on their menus, such as Michelin-starred Per Se, Blue Hill At Stone Barns and Eleven Madison Park in New York.
—Akiko Katayama, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
With the first episode, there are many non-Japanese animators, especially for the action scenes.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2024
The fact that the vintage models were only ever sold in Japan meant that historically little information was available to non-Japanese vintage dealers, and watches rarely found their way out of Japan.
—David Flett, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2024
Some of the film’s winking references are more esoteric than others, and a lot of wordplay and in-jokes are potentially lost on a non-Japanese audience: some of them are, according to the subtitles on my copy, basically untranslatable.
—Kambole Campbell, IndieWire, 15 Aug. 2024
The five-member girl group set a record as a non-Japanese act for shortest period of time since debuting to perform at Tokyo Dome.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 28 June 2024
Google shipped the first non-Japanese phones with the feature, fought carriers trying to stop phone payments from happening, and begged stores to get new, compatible terminals.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 10 June 2024
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“Non-Japanese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/non-Japanese. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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