Places
This is the total number of floors in Uniqlo's Ginza store
What is 12
This is a Japanese snack consisting of octopus pieces cooked inside round batter balls, topped with sauce and bonito flakes
What is takoyaki
This person is an Indian actor and film producer who works in Hindi cinema. He has appeared in more than 100 films, and earned numerous accolades, including a Datukship in Malaysia
Who is Shah Rukh Khan
The anime franchise consists of eight sequential series in Japan. The show originally followed this character, a young trainer of fictional creatures called Pokémon. Joined by his partner Pokémon Pikachu and a rotating cast of human characters, this person goes on a journey to become a "Pokémon Master"
Who is Ash Ketchum
This is a traditional Chinese holiday that occurs on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese calendar, which corresponds to late May or early June in the Gregorian calendar
What is the Duanwu Festival
A statue of the Akita dog Hachikō, remembered for his unwavering loyalty to his deceased owner, is installed outside this station, in Tokyo, Japan
What is Shibuya
In Japan, this popular American snack has been released in wasabi, soy sauce, and purple sweet potato flavors, which are unavailable in most other countries.
What is kit kat
This Chinese sage, born in 551 BCE, developed a philosophy emphasizing morality, respect, and order, shaping East Asian thought for centuries
Who is Confucius
This character is a male robotic earless cat that travels back in time from the 22nd century to aid a preteen boy named Nobita Nobi. He has a fourth-dimensional pocket from which he pulls out food, money, medicines, desserts and most of all, gadgets from the future
Who is Doraemon
In December 2012, this became the first video to reach one billion views on Youtube
What is Gangnam Style
This is a popular shopping neighborhood in Tokyo, Japan that is known as being the hub for Japanese pop culture. It is renowned for colorful street art and youth fashion, with quirky vintage clothing stores, cosplay shops and traditional, upmarket boutique shops
What is Harajuku
This is a traditional Japanese food made from whole soybeans that have been fermented. It is often considered an acquired taste because of its powerful smell, strong flavor, and sticky, slimy texture
What is natto
Lucy Liu plays this character in the movie Charlie's Angels and its sequel Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Who is Alex Munday
This is the name of Mei's ancestor who started the red panda spell in the movie Turning Red
Who is Sun Yee
This is a song from a movie with the following lyrics:
"Look at me
You may think you see
Who I really am
But you'll never know me
Every day
It's as if I play a part
Now I see
If I wear a mask
I can fool the world
But I cannot fool my heart"
What is Reflection(Mulan)
The floating mountains of Pandora in Avatar were inspired by this real-life Chinese mountain range known for its towering rock formations
What is Zhangjiajie National Forest Park
This is a Korean dish made from cooked rice, vegetables, and optionally cooked seafood or meat, rolled in dried sheets of seaweed—and served in bite-sized slices
What is kimbap/gimbap
This powerful Chinese ruler, who lived in the Forbidden City, controlled the Qing Dynasty for nearly 50 years.
Who is Empress Dowager Cixi
This is a high school detective who during an investigation, is ambushed and incapacitated by a member of a crime syndicate. In an attempt to murder the young detective, they force-feed him a dangerous experimental drug. However, instead of killing him, it shrinks his body to the size of an elementary school child
Who is Detective Conan
This nation became the first Asian country to host the 1964 Summer Olympics, marking a major global event
What is Japan
Out of the 12 days of our family trip to Japan in May 2023, the only days that Nicole did not wear a black-colored top was on the last day of the trip, AND the day we went to THIS popular tourist spot. Coincidentally, the only days that Anne did not wear a black-colored pants was during the last day of the trip, Lake Kawaguchi and also THIS same tourist spot
What is Arashimaya Bamboo Forest. Also pls stop wearing so much black
In Crazy Rich Asians (2018), Nick Young and Rachel Chu ate at the Newton Food Centre hawker stall with Colin Khoo and Araminta Lee. The food shown on their table are chili crabs, Hainanese chicken rice, popiah, laksa and this local favourite
What is satay
This person sang as Jasmine in Aladdin(1992) and as Mulan in Mulan(1998)
Who is Lea Salonga
In Mulan, Li Shang explains that to reach the arrow at the top of the wooden post, one must use the two heavy weights, which symbolizes these values
What is discipline and strength
This is the Japanese art of growing and shaping miniature trees in containers
What is bonsai