The Japanese Robin - Erithacus akahige, formerly Luscinia akahige - has a very large range and is native to China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Russian Federation, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.

The male upperparts are dark reddish-brown, face, throat and upper breast are dark orange. Underparts are white with dark breast band only on the male. Flanks are slate grey.  The female is duller than the male.

 The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as locally common in Japan.

The shy Japanese Robin is a notorious skulker, keeping to dense undergrowth in mixed or deciduous forests at higher elevations.