JA History
Number of recognized Japantowns in the US
4
The longest running anime series
One Piece
Company that creates the popular snack Meltykiss
Meiji
Name of UC Berkeley's illustrious mascot
Oski
George Takei
Location of the first Japanese American concentration camp
Manzanar
First Japanese artists to perform at Coachella
X Japan / Otoboke Beaver
Widely considered as Japan's national dish
Curry Rice
Newest university housing unit name
Anchor House
Hayley Kiyoko is a singer/dancer/actress that starred in this Disney channel movie
Lemonade Mouth
Nickname for the 442nd Regimental Combat Team
Go for Broke Unit
Movie released in 1972 focusing on the Japanese incarceration experience produced by Robert Nakamura
Manzanar
City most commonly credited to the creation of the California Roll
Vancouver
Number of libraries on the UC Berkeley campus
20
This day is held on the second Monday of October
Sports Day
Los Angeles
The first Japanese major league baseball player
Masanori Murakami
Man who created instant ramen
Momofuku Ando
Year UC Berkeley was founded
1868
Oldest Manju shop
Fugetsudo
First Japanese American to serve on Congress
Daniel Inouye
First song to reach number one of the Billboard Hot 100
Sukiyaki by Kyu Sakamoto
Fish most commonly used to make imitation crab
Pollock
Number of NCAA sports played at UC Berkeley
28
Launched in 1981, it is considered the first mochi ice cream
Yukimi Daifuku