"European Son" is a song by the British band Japan.

The song was written by David Sylvian in 1978 following the band's US tour.

Japan then recorded the song with Simon Napier-Bell and it was mixed by John Punter.

[2] "European Son" was first released in Japan as the B-side of the single "I Second That Emotion" and on the Canadian Special Edition EP.

In 1981 it was released as the B-side of the UK single "Life in Tokyo" and was included on the album Assemblage.