Modern Japan
What is the capital of Japan?
Tokyo
What are Chinese characters called in Japanese?
Kanji
How do you say, "Good morning" in Japanese?
Ohayoo Gozaimasu
How do you say the number 11 in Japanese?
Juichi
What kind of tree that blossoms in spring, (usually at the end of march and into April) is the national flower of Japan?
The cherry blossom
Japan is about the same size as what American state?
California
What is Pachinko?
It's a pinball like game that is very popular in Japan.
True or false: Japanese can be written both horizontally and vertically.
True
How do you say, "what's up?" in Japanese?
Genki?
Why would it be helpful to know kanji numbers if you lived in Japan?
How old is Sumo Wrestling?
About 2,000 years old.
Japan has more of what of this natural phenomenon than any other country in the world. What is it.
Earthquakes
What is the most popular sport in Japan?
Baseball
Do Japanese kids learn how to read the English alphabet in school?
Yes
How do you say, "Hello" in Japanese?
Konnichiwa
How do you say the number 44 in Japanese?
Yonjuyon
Roughly, what is the population of Japan?
126 million people.
In which Japanese city is the World's Fair currently taking place?
Osaka
How many days does a Sumo Tournament last?
15
How many syllables are used in Haiku poems?
17, arranged in three lines of 5, 7, 5 syllables.
How do you say "no" in Japanese?
IIE
In order to count to 100 in Japanese, all you need to know is the numbers 1-10. True or false.
False
What is the highest rank in the world of Sumo?
Yokozuna
Hokkaido
Shikoku
Shikoki
Point out something in the room related to the Shinto religion.
There are many. I will show you if nobody can point to anything.
Why do the numbers for 4 and 7 change from Shi and Shichi to Yon and Nana when we get above the number 10?
To clearly differentiate the sound.
In Japanese there are endings used to make a word or phrase more polite. They include GOZAIMASU, DESU, the prefix O and....
Nasai
How do you say the number 100 in Japanese?
Hyaku
What is Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution?
It says that the Japanese military is for defense only and Japanese troops cannot be deployed abroad.
Okinawa
In Japan you drive on the left side of the road. Also, the steering wheel on cars is on the opposite side as ours. Why?
Cars were introduced to Japan by England.
When did Kanji arrive in Japan?
6th century
How do you say, "Good Evening" in Japanese?
Konbanwa
What number is this?
九百九十九
９９９
Who is the emperor of Japan?
Emperor Reiwa
What is the time difference between Japan and the United States now.
14 hours ahead of us.