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People in Japan
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In what year did Japan gain Independence?
1947
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What is the main religion in Japan? What is the main Ethnicity group in Japan?
The main religion is Shintoism with 83.9 percentage of the population. Japanese, with 98.6 percent of the population
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What large ocean lies West of Japan?
The Pacific ocean
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What is the type of Government in japan? Hint- This is the same type of government in Canada
Japan is a Parlimentary Democracy with a Constitutional Monarchy.
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What is the most popular travel destination for Japanese citizens? Hint- It is located in Tokyo
Shinjuku, Tokyo. This area has great nightlife and is a huge tourist attraction.
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When did the Japanese imperial japanese navy bomb Pearl Harbor?
In 1941, to keep the US from interfering with military actions by the Empire of Japan.
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The traditional Japanes food sushi is served with all different ingredients, inlcuding different fish, crab, rice and what? Hint- It is used to jeep the sushi together and is the main part of the dish
Seaweed
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What sea separates the Korean Peninsula from Japan?
The Sea of Japan
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Who is the leader of Japan and what exactly is their job title?
It is Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda
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What is Japan's population density per square mile?
it ranges from 800-1000 people per square mile
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When did the USA drops two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
In 1945
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What two religions in Japan do most people belong to at once?
Shintoism and Buddhism
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True or False Japan is a bigger importer than exporter
True, even though Japan imports lots of fish it doesnt defeat the fact that they have hardly any resources and export most of what they have from china.
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What are some of the citizen freedoms in Japan?
Japanese citizens are allowed to vote if they are 18 and over they have freedom of religion and they have many other freedoms just like in the United States and Canada.
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What is the Literacy rate for women and men in Japan? Hint- It is the same as the US's
99% for both males and females, making it a 99% average
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In what year did Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda become Prime Minister?
He became Prime Minister recently in August 2011
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How are the Japanese and US valentines days different?
In the US it is held on February 14th and both genders but mostly the males, share gifts of chocolate and flowers with loved ones, but in Japan, there is February 14th where the females give gifts of chocolate and flowers to men, then on March 14th men do the same for women.
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Out of only a few resources in Japan what is the main and largest?
Fish, with the most expensive being tuna. One tuna was sold at 730,000 dollars
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What is the capital of Japan?
Tokyo
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What long 12 layer clothing is worn in royal ceremonies?
Juni-Hito
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In what Time period was Japan founded?
BCE, or more specifically, 30,000 BCE
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When is the Japanese 'coming-of-age' celebrated? This is when men and women of the age of 20 celebrate adulthood.
It is celebrated on the second monday of January
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What common export did Portuguese traders bring to Japan, that is now one of the staples of most Japanese cultures?
Rice
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Who is the Cheif of state in japan?
Emporor Akihito
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What colorful and mostly floral traditional Japanese clothing is worn by Japanese women because they think it is flourtish?
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