Editing Inspector Japp (section)

==Characteristics==

Inspector Japp has a tendency to jump to conclusions, and to accept simple solutions to cases.<ref name="Zemboy"/> However, he becomes a more competent and respected police detective over time, eventually earning a promotion to Chief Inspector and demonstrating his capability in this position.<ref name="Maida"/> He respects Poirot's abilities but is sometimes rude to him, though over the years, he becomes more of a friend to Poirot and works more closely with him. Japp sometimes accuses Poirot of "making things difficult" when Poirot contradicts a solution which Japp believes is correct; however, when Japp is proved wrong, he acknowledges his mistake and makes remarks such as "you're the goods!" to Poirot. In ''One, Two, Buckle My Shoe'', the last novel in which he appears, Japp visits Poirot at his flat to apologise after doubting him and to tell Poirot he was right.<ref name="Zemboy"/>

When off duty, Japp is an "ardent botanist", according to Hastings in the 1923 short story "[[The Market Basing Mystery]]".<ref>{{cite book |last=Christie |first=Agatha |title=Hercule Poirot: The Complete Short Stories |publisher=William Morrow Paperbacks |isbn=978-0062251671 |page=187 |chapter=The Market Basing Mystery |year=2013}}</ref> Japp is described as "little, sharp, dark and ferret-faced" in the 1920 novel ''The Mysterious Affair at Styles'',<ref name="Styles"/> and as a "little ferret-faced fellow" in the 1923 short story "[[The Kidnapped Prime Minister]]".<ref>{{cite book |url=http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61262 |via=Project Gutenberg |title=Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie |access-date=20 July 2020}}</ref>