Jappa, now known as Japan, is an archipelago of mountainous, temperate islands in the very east of Asia, further east than even Chin. Located here is the village of Higuchi, which is the hometown of Akemi and her family. Xena accidentally started a fire here, which swept through the town and killed 40,000 people. Xena was not aware of this when she left Jappa. The souls of the deceased were then devoured by Akemi's father, Yodoshi, who was killed by Akemi days before the fire.