They say November 13 is urushi no hi (漆の日), day of japan. It was established by the Nihon urushi kogei kyokai (日本漆工芸協会), Japanese lacquer Association Japan in 1985.
Both China and Japan are country names, but if they are written in small letters like china and japan, they mean porcelain and lacquerware.
There are many famous lacquerware in Japan. Some of them are Kamakurabori (鎌倉彫) in Kanagawa (神奈川) prefecture, Wajimanuri (輪島塗) in Ishikawa (石川) prefecture, Yamanakanuri (山中塗) in Ishikawa prefecture, Wakasanuri (若狭塗) in Fukui (福井) prefecture, Negoronuri (根来塗) in Wakayama (和歌山) prefecture, and so on.
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