After the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7,1941, the U.S.declared war on Japan and Germany.

VOA: standard.2010.06.22

and I studied Japanese, and I lived in Japan for a semester,

我学过日语，还在日本住过一个学期，

为我的生活 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

The flu outbreak is starting to affect the tourism industry, with one major airline announcing plans to scale back services between Australia and Japan by one-third because of a slump in demand from Japanese passengers.

VOA: standard.2009.05.30

But Secretary Gates on the first visit to Tokyo by a senior U.S.official since the new Japanese government took office - says he will remind the new Japanese leaders that Afghanistan is a NATO and coalition effort and that Japan's refueling mission did more to help other countries than it did to help the United States directly.

VOA: standard.2009.10.20