Travel and Geography
The amount of time a flight from Newark to Tokyo takes.
What is 14 hours long?
Japanese students must wear these, as opposed to many American public school students.
What are uniforms?
This is the traditional religion of Japan.
What is Shinto?
In Japanese culture, this concept/activity is heavily emphasized in school and work.
What is group work/collaboration?
This adorable little mouse is the mascot for the Pokemon video game franchise.
Who is Pikachu?
The average price of one-way plane tickets to Japan.
What is $1,000?
This is necessary for students to enroll in public high school.
What is passing an entrance exam?
Shinto translates to this in English.
What is "way of the spirits"?
Contrary to some American workplaces, this is vehemently discouraged in Japanese culture.
What is fighting and competition in the workplace?
Japan has its own version of American graphic novels called this.
What is manga?
This is the national nickname for Japan.
What is "The Land of the Rising Sun"?
This is how students enroll in private high schools.
What is failing the public school entrance exam?
The essence of Shinto is devotion to invisible spiritual beings and powers called this.
What is kami?
From a young age, Japanese people are taught to act this way to their elders.
They are meant to act respectfully and submissively to those who are older and more experienced (i.e. coworkers, classmates, etc.).
Believe it! Audiences followed this manga/anime character on his journey to becoming the Hokage since he was first published in 1999.
Who is Naruto?
The numerical population of Japan.
What is 126,672,000 people?
The literacy percentage of the Japanese population.
What is 99%?
What is Buddhism?
This term refers to after-work partying meant to strengthen bonds between coworkers.
What is Nomikai?
This Japanese word translates to "cute" or "beautiful" and showcases the culture's love for cute things.
What is "kawaii"?
The percentage of Japan's population that is Japanese.
What is 98.5%?
The ages of Japanese school children in primary, secondary, and high school.
What is 6-11 years old in primary, 12-15 in secondary, and 15-18 in high school?
Kami are not defined as gods, instead their relationship to humans is defined as this.
They are spirits that are concerned with human beings - they appreciate our interest in them and want us to be happy - and if they are treated properly they will intervene in our lives to bring benefits like health, business success, and good exam results.
This is the term that refers to the youth-elder relationship in Japanese culture.
What is the senpai-kōhai relationship?
This contemporary multibillion dollar American film franchise originated as a Japanese toy line before being adapted as a cartoon in the 1980s.
What is Transformers?