Music
This global hit song by Rosé and Bruno Mars was a massive dance trend in Japan throughout 2025.
APT
In 2025, a new movie for the anime "Demon Slayer" was released. What is the bad guy's name in Demon Slayer?
Kibutsuji Muzan
This city in the Kansai region hosted the 2025 World Expo.
Osaka
Which fast food chain offered Pokemon Cards with its meals, leaving piles of untouched food?
McDonald's
What collectable figure became a major fashion and pop-culture accessory in 2025?
Labubu
This artist's song "IRIS OUT" was the #1 hit song in Japan at the end of 2025.
Kenshi Yonezu
Which popular anime about a boy who is without a "quirk" or superpower that wants to be a hero had its final season in 2025?
My Hero Academia
What is the name of the official 2025 Expo mascot, made of red cells and blue water?
Myaku-Myaku
Tokyo hosted this inclusive international sporting event for athletes with hearing loss in 2025.
Deaflympics
Which country made it illegal for children under 16 to use social media?
Australia
This J-pop band topped the charts for months in 2025 with the song "Lilac".
Mrs. GREEN APPLE
Based on the novel by Yoshida Shuichi, what movie, lasting 3 hours, made ¥17.7 billion at the box office?
Kokuho
How many days did the Osaka Expo go on for?
184 days
The LA Dodgers won their second consecutive World Series with three Japanese players. Who were they?
Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Roki Sasaki
This "meaningless" number phrase, named Dictionary.com's 2025 Word of the Year, originated from a rap song and is usually shouted while doing a "seesaw" hand motion.
67 (six-seven)
This seven-member girl group, formed by the "No No Girls" audition, officially debuted in 2025.
HANA
Which 2025 movie is based on a very popular block-building video game?
A Minecraft Movie
How many people visited the Osaka Expo?
25.5 million!!
230 bear attacks were reported in 2025, including 16 people who were killed. In Akita Prefecture alone, how many people were atacked?
66
Which nut's global shortage was partly blamed on the demand for Dubai Chocolate?
Pistachios
In 2025, this popular Japanese band, famous for the song "Christmas Song," held a massive arena tour across Japan.
back number
This Netflix original series released in late 2025 is a "battle royale" where 292 samurai fight for a big cash prize in the Meiji period.
Last Samurai Standing
This massive wooden structure was the world's largest of its kind at the Expo.
the Wooden Ring
For the first time in history, despite grumbles about over-tourism, the number of foreign tourists in Japan exceeded how many million?
40 million
In 2025, students globally used this word to describe someone's "cool energy." If you did something embarrassing, you got "minus 1000" of this.
(minus 1000) Aura