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What is the Japanese form of three-lined unrhymed poetry?
Haiku
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What symbol is featured on the Japanese flag?
The red sun.
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What four countries are closest to Japan?
South Korea, North Korea, China and Russia
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During what dynasty were samurai formed?
Heian
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What is the name of the famous Japanese logic-based number-placement puzzle?
Sudoku
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What is the title of the first Japanese novel?
The Tales of Gengi
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What is the Japanese form of comics or printed cartoons called?
Mangea
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What is the highest mountain in Japan ?
Mt. Fuji
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What two cities in japan were the first in the world to have the atomic bombs dropped on them?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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What is the national sport of Japan?
Sumo
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Japanese literature is most influenced by which other country?
China
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What is indigenous religion of Japan?
Shintoism
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What is the longest river in Japan?
Shinano
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What is the name of the earliest known culture on the island of Japan?
Jomon
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What is the literacy rate in Japan?
Almost 100%.
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What is considered the play of the masses in Japan?
Kabuki
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What are the female entertainers that wear elaborate face make-up and kimonos called?
Geisha
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What is the biggest lake in Japan?
Lake Biwa / Biwa-ko
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How long did Hirohito rule Japan?
63 years
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What is something that you can do while eating that is a compliment to the cook?
Slurping
500
What is the "Kojiki" about?
It is about the creation of the world.
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What is the Code of Bushido and what happened with it in World War 2?
It means -way of the warrior- ancient Japanese followed this and they still do today it's their respect for the ways of a warrior on not who they are-
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About how many islands does Japan consist of?
6,852 Only 430 are inhibited
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What is the name of the first Japanese emperor who ruled around 600 B.C. ?
Jimmu
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What do Japanese customarily do when entering the house?
Take off their shoes.
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