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100
This paper folding art form is often taught to children in Japan.
What is Origami?
100
Some Japanese love this fermented soybean dish.
What is Natto?
100
The most expensive Japanese film ever made.
What is the boy and the heron?
100
The most attractive president in the history of Iowa State's Japanese Association.
What is Nao?
100
Japan’s national sport.
What is Sumo?
200
The artist who painted "The Great Wave"
What is Katsushika Hokusai?
200
This drink tastes like grass and is considered performative (I like it).
What is Matcha?
200
This filmmaker is known for Rashomon, Seven Samurai, and Yojimbo.
What is Akira Kurosawa?
200
The president of Iowa State University.
What is ウェンディウィンタースティーン?
200
Japan co-hosted this global sporting event in 2002 with South Korea.
What is the World Cup?
300
The founder of this famous clothing brand has a similarly famous scholarship in his name for Japanese students to study abroad. (Clothing brand or name)
What is Uniqlo?
What is Yanai Tadashi?
300
The Japanese restaurant closest to Memorial Union.
What is Sushi Do?
300
This stop-motion animated film, directed by Wes Anderson, features voice work from Japanese actors and is set on a fictional Japanese island.
What is Isle of Dogs?
300
The university classification of the current president of the Japanese Association.
What is Sophomore?
300
Japan's richest athlete.
What is Shohei Ohtani?
400
The phrase the band Yorushika's name is based off of (in English translation or Japanese)
What is "I can only sleep at night"
What is "夜しかもう眠れずに"
400
The rice wine often served warm in Japan.
What is Sake?
400
According to IMDB, there is a certain number of Studio Ghibli movies made.
What is 22?
400
The total count of accounts in the Japanese Association Discord. (within plus or minus 10 is fine.)
What is 217?
400
The country of origin of Cheese Rolling.
What is イギリス?
500
Aimyon’s breakout song became one of Japan’s biggest hits of 2018 and is known for a warm-colored flower in its title.
What is Marigold?
500
This clear broth, made from kombu seaweed and katsuobushi flakes, forms the foundation of many Japanese soups.
What is Dashi?
500
In the Makoto Shinkai movie "Suzume," a character becomes an item of furniture.
What is chair?
500
The current prime minister of Japan.
What is Shigeru Ishiba?
500
Two combatants play alternating rounds of blitz chess and boxing until one wins by checkmate or knockout.
What is Chess Boxing?