Big in Japan may refer to: *

Big in Japan (phrase) Big in Japan is an expression that can be used to describe Western (especially North American or European) musical groups who achieve success in Japan but not necessarily in other parts of the world. However, the expression is commonly used i ...

, a literal or ironic expression

Music

Big in Japan (band) Big in Japan were a punk band that emerged from Liverpool, England in the late 1970s. They are better known for the later successes of their band members than for their own music. History Big in Japan began from the same Merseyside scene whi ...

, a 1970s British punk band * '' Big in Japan: Live in Tokyo 2010'', an album by Klaus Schulze, 2010 * "Big in Japan" (Alphaville song), 1984; covered by Guano Apes (2000) and others * "Big in Japan" (Martin Solveig song), 2011 * "Big in Japan", a song by Big in Japan from ''

Brutality, Religion and a Dance Beat "Brutality, Religion and a Dance Beat" is a 7" split single of two songs. It contains the songs "Big in Japan", by eponymous band Big in Japan, and "Do the Chud", by The Chuddy Nuddies (later Yachts), both groups formed in the 1970s punk scene ...

'', 1977 * "Big in Japan", a song by Tom Waits from ''

Mule Variations ''Mule Variations'' is the thirteenth studio album by American musician Tom Waits, released on April 16, 1999, on the ANTI- record label, label. It was Waits' first studio album in six years, following ''The Black Rider (album), The Black Rider'' ...

'', 1999

Other media

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I Survived a Japanese Game Show ''I Survived a Japanese Game Show'' is an American reality show that saw its first-season premiere on ABC on June 24, 2008. The show followed a group of Americans, who leave the United States for Japan where they competed in a Japanese style game ...

'', the American version of the ''Big in Japan'' franchise format, a 2008–2009 TV show * '' People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan'', a 2021 British comedy film * ''Fantastic Four/Iron Man: Big in Japan'', a 2005–2006 comic book series by

Seth Fisher Seth Fisher (July 22, 1972 – January 30, 2006) was an American comic book artist. Biography Seth Fisher was born in Seattle in 1972, and lived in Coronado with his mother from age 5 to 10, until his mother remarried and the family moved to the ...

and

Zeb Wells Zeb Wells is an American comic book writer known for his work at Marvel Comics, a television writer/director known for his work on the animated TV series ''Robot Chicken'', and the co-creator/showrunner of ''SuperMansion''. Career Wells is an E ...

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