100

What is the capital of Japan?

Tokyo 

東京

100

What is the Japanese currency, or money, called?

yen

100

How many major islands are there in Japan?

Name all.

4

Hokkaido(北海道), Honshu(本州), Shikoku(四国), Kyushu(九州)

100

What month does Japanese school year begin?

April

100

What does the red circle on the Japanese flag represent?

The rising sun

200

What is the population of Japan?

127,094,745 ※2015年10月1日

200

What is the highest mountain in Japan? How tall?

Mt. Fuji

3776 m (12,388 ft)

200

What is the national sports of Japan?

Sumo


200

What is Japan's largest agricultural product?

Rice

200

You are joining your host family for dinner. What would you say at the beginning of the meal?

いただきます。

300

Who is the Prime Minister of Japan?

Shinzo Abe

安倍晋三

300

You see your neighbor carrying a lot of shopping bags. What is the appropriate saying to help your neighbor?

手伝いましょうか。

300

What is the current Japanese era name and who is the emperor? 

Reiwa/ Emperor Naruhito

令和/ 徳仁天皇

300

What is the flower representing the Imperial Family?

Chrysanthemum 

300

What is the motion picture that got Miyazaki Hayao an Academy Award?

Spirited Away

千と千尋の神隠し

400

What does "karaoke" mean?

empty orchestra 

400

What is the company's name that marked "Hello Kitty"?

Sanrio

400

What age can people start voting in Japan?

18

400

What is the city's name in Tokyo known for cosplay, anime, and electronics?

Akihabara

秋葉原

400
What percentage of Japan's land is used for agriculture?

12.5%

500

Japan's population has been declining in recent years. What is the primary reason for this?

Falling birthrate. 

500

When and where was the last time Japan hosted the Summer Olympics?

1964

Tokyo

500

What is the name of the indoor shoes that students wear at school?

うわぐつ

500

You are looking for a maid cafe in Tokyo. What is the appropriate way of asking?

メイド・カフェはどこですか。

500

How many strokes are in the following compound?

日本語

23