do you have friends in Japan?

Are there any friends in Japan? Strange question.

"Do you have any friends in Japan?" is exactly what does this sentense mean. It's the general question to ask you "if you have any friends in Japan". If you want to say; "Yes I have", you can say はい、います。(Pronounciation as "hai imasu")　 Or "Yes I have a lot of them"　はい、たくさんいます。(Pronounciation as"hai,takusan imasu) ”No, I don't", you can say いいえ、いません。（Pronounciation as"iie, imasen") Hope it helps you a bit　：)　Best of luck!

I think that "do you have friends in Japan?" is a more accurate translation. I don't think it's a strange question at all...