LieutenantJapar was aKlingonofficer in theKlingon Defense Force who served as anengineer aboard aBird-of-Prey.
Following theKlingon Empire's withdraw fromCardassianspace,Japar's Bird-of-Prey returned toDeep Space 9 where it underwent repairs. While at the station, Japar was taken to theinfirmary withplasma burns. According to "Julian Bashir", his wounds looked worse than they were.
Miles O'Brien was trying to track down Japar because he was unable to "make head nor tail" of thepower relay systems on Japar's Bird-of-Prey, but he had just missed the lieutenant by the time he arrived at the infirmary. (DS9: "By Inferno's Light")
This character was only mentioned in dialogue.
According to theStar Trek Encyclopedia, 4th ed., vol. 1, p. 129, this Klingon's name was spelled as Ch'Par.
This character wasn't mentioned in the script. The "Japar" spelling comes from the episode's subtitles.