Japanese

Bio

Leavitt Eduardo Zambrano Haynes (1973–2025), known professionally as Japanese, was a Panamanian dancehall artist born in Colón, Panama. He emerged in the late 1990s as part of the country’s growing urban music scene, blending Jamaican dancehall rhythms with local Spanish-language lyrics. Japanese became one of the most recognized figures in Panamanian reggae en español, releasing multiple albums and singles that helped shape the genre’s sound in Central America. His work is documented in major music databases and remains influential in the regional dancehall community.