Business and Policy
Introduced in 1979, this population planning policy led to a boom of "little emperors" in China
One-child policy
Featuring music, drama, and dance, this is one of the three traditional Japanese theater forms, alongside Noh and Bunraku
Kabuki
This city-state's national university sits atop the rankings for best universities in Asia
Singapore
A famous series of prints by the Japanese artist Hokusai is called the 36 Views of this landmark
Mt. Fuji
This Hindu festival that marks the start of spring is also known as the Festival of Colors
Holi
Based in Seoul, this company has soul, its Soul EV, which can go 93 miles on a one-hour charge
Kia
Full of gunfights and bandits, the Bollywood classic Sholay is called not a "spaghetti" but a "curry" one of these
Western
September 28th, observed in Taiwan as Teachers Day, is believed to be this ancient philosopher's birthday
Confucius
I went to Java and bought you a gift of this, made by applying wax to cloth
Batik
This festival in China is said to have begun as a search for the poet Qu Yuan, who drowned himself in a river
Dragon Boat Festival
Hanoi
In Azar Nafisi's bestseller, a group of students are secretly "Reading Lolita in" this Middle Eastern capital city
Tehran
In Mongolia, primary school students learn this alphabet for their writing system
Cyrillic
"Mandala" is Sanskrit for this geometric shape which symbolizes the cosmos
Circle
Water fights are common during the celebration of this Thai holiday
Songkran
Born in Madras (now Chennai), India, this business executive has been consistently ranked among the world's most powerful women
Indra Nooyi
The rubab is a stringed-instrument and one of the national instruments of this Middle Eastern country, along with the Zerbaghali drum
Afghanistan
The oldest English-speaking school in this country is the all-boys secondary school Penang Free School, founded in 1816
Malaysia
Also known as paper marbling, this Turkish aqueous method can produce patterns similar to marble or other kinds of stone
Ebru
Meaning "Feast of the Sacrifice," this Muslim holiday marks the culmination of the rites of Hajj, or pilgrimage to Mecca
Eid al-Adha
Founded in 1887 as a piano manufacturer, this Japanese conglomerate is now known for its wide variety of goods - also including motorcycles, sports equipment, and A/V equipment
Yamaha
This is a musical ensemble made up predominantly of percussive instruments, found primarily on the Indonesian islands of Bali and Java
Gamelan
Every November in South Korea, business, construction, and flights pause for eight hours as over half a million students sit for "suneung" - or this
College entrance exam
This is the name given when oxidation turns bronze to a beautiful shade of green, say, on ceremonial objects from the Shang to Han Dynasties
Patina
South Korea celebrates this holiday on 11/11 due to the visual resemblance of the date to the chocolate-dipped cookie snack
Pepero Day