| 100% | POTSDAM | 7 | Proclamation that defined the Japanese surrender |
| 44% | HAIR | 4 | Show that defined the term "rock musical" |
| 43% | OHIORIVER | 9 | Geographic feature that defines the Indiana-Kentucky border |
| 41% | FLAP | 4 | Type of handbag with a flippable cover that defined the '80s |
| 38% | TOKYO | 5 | Japanese city that will host the 2020 Olympics |
| 38% | AIKIDO | 6 | Japanese martial art that emphasizes not injuring the attacker |
| 37% | ACURA | 5 | Japanese automaker that used to produce the Integra and Legend |
| 37% | OBI | 3 | Japanese sash that's a part of the kimono outfit |
| 37% | MIATA | 5 | Japanese car that debuted at the 1989 Chicago Auto Show |
| 37% | PURSE | 5 | Chainmail ___, iconic statement piece that defined the '60s and was perfect to bedazzle the dance floor with |
| 37% | POCHETTE | 8 | Small envelope-shaped handbag that defined the early 2000s after its appearance in "Sex and the City" |
| 37% | SONY | 4 | Japanese company that makes the JumboTron |
| 36% | MANGA | 5 | Japanese comic book genre that's often the source for anime |
| 36% | MANGA | 5 | Japanese comics that are often used as the basis for anime |
| 36% | SONY | 4 | Japanese brand known for the PS-5 that also sells 43a |
| 36% | NAGASAKI | 8 | Japanese city that hosts the Kunchi festival |
| 36% | NAGANO | 6 | Japanese city that hosted the 1998 Olympics |
| 35% | SEGA | 4 | Japanese video game developing company that created "Sonic The Hedgehog" and "Yakuza" |
| 35% | KARATE | 6 | Japanese discipline that was to make its debut at the 2020 Olympics |
| 35% | NAGANO | 6 | Japanese city that was host to the Winter Olympics held in 1998 |
| 35% | AIWA | 4 | Defunct Japanese electronics brand that sounds like the Hawkeye State |
| 35% | ACURA | 5 | Japanese automaker that produces the MDX and RDX |
| 35% | TOKYO | 5 | Japanese city that hosted the 2020 Summer Olympics |
| 35% | NAGANO | 6 | Japanese city that hosted the 1998 Winter Olympics |
| 35% | HAI | 3 | Japanese word that's the opposite of iie |
| 35% | CSA | 3 | Side in the US Civil War that surrendered in 1865: Abbr. |
| 34% | TEA | 3 | Drink that's the focus of a Japanese ceremony |
| 34% | ISUZU | 5 | Japanese automaker that made the Oasis and Trooper models |
| 34% | TOKYO | 5 | Japanese city that hosted the Summer Olympics in 2021 |
| 34% | TOYOTA | 6 | Japanese car company that makes the Camry |