Japan

Japan is one of the main characters in Hetalia: Axis Powers: Paint it, White and Hetalia: Axis Powers (anime) as a prominent member of the Axis Powers, alongside North Italy and Germany.

In 2007 and 2008 Himaruya had assigned some human names to some of the characters and Japan received the name Honda Kiku; "Kiku" meaning "Chrystanthemum", the national flower of Japan and "Honda" being a common surname in Japan.

Appearance
Full Article: Uniform Guide: Japan 

Japan is the shortest of the Axis Powers at 165 cm, or 5'5". He has fair skin and black hair cut into a bowl-cut and "souless" (flat) brown eyes. Typically he is seen wearing a white, Japanese naval uniform that's accents are both brown and gold. In more official setting, Japan has been seeing a white naval uniform with more complex accents.

Personality
Japan is a quiet and meek man who works hard and is a bit ignorant to the outside world and needs time in order to comfortable around other people. However, he's very interested in learning about other nations and their customs. He posses the ability to read the atmosphere and is incapable of becoming fully engraged (as he can only be "unpleasant"). It has been noted that he posesses a secret otaku side to him.

Relationships
China

Even though he was raised by him in his youth, Japan and China today hold a tumultuous relationship. Japan is often seen lecturing him for conterfeiting a wide array of products.

Germany

As they are allies in the Axis Powers the two get along peacefully. Germany states though, however, Japan is a very difficult person to read.

America

The two share have shared a close bond ever since America had visited his nation to see Whales. Even though irritated by America's rash and rambunctious behavior, Japan eventually warmed up to him and confessed his wish to be able to get along with nations - to which America tells him he will fully be able to via turn-table fortune telling.

The two share a mutual love of technology and video games and frequent each other's houses often. At one point, the two even created the video game in the Hetalia Fantasia drama CD series.