OK so... If you google Japanese Tiger Beetle (images) You'll see that in some sights ones that look just like yours have been labeled as Japanese ex:
http://rhamphotheca.tumblr.com/post/16871902963/theblueplanet-japanese-tiger-beetle-cicindela
But I also see a different color pattern on most:
http://www.richard-seaman.com/Insects/Japan/Beetles/Tiger/index.html
I don't know if they come in different color patterns, or if it is a gender thing, or if the ones like yours have been miss IDed.
I hope this narrows the search down though.
Tiger beetle, not sure exact species. I'll look around a bit. Awesome pic and colors. Love the last "face" pic. These guys always look like they mean business.
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