Japan

Rural Japan

100

Common ceremony in Japan between two people

Tea ceremony

200

Time shops typically open in Japan

Whenever they want to

300

A crop that is grown in rural Japan and is widely exported

rice

400

Villages in Japan are disappearing because of this reason

Brith rate decline

500

Percent of farmland owned by Japanese families.

90%

History

100

The year that instant noodles were invented

1958

200

This event led to the suicide of many many Japanese business men in the late 1990's

1997 Asian financial crisis

300

These two cities were bombed by the United States during WWII

Nagasaki and Hiroshima

400

American that introduced American culture to Japan after 200 years of isolation

Matthew Perry

500

Amount of historic periods in Japan

9 or nine

Pop Culture

100

This animated media medium features exaggerated facial expressions, in-depth character development, and based is on manga.

Anime

200

This ‘Mouse Pokemon’ has the power of electricity and is the favored companion of Ash Ketchum

Pikachu

300

This game company has been around since 1889. They started as a playing card manufacturer, and have found most of their success in the video game industry, with titles such as Mario, Zelda and Pokemon.

Nintendo

400

The culture of ‘cuteness’ in Japan. Can refer to characters that may be charming, vulnerable, shy or childlike.

Kawaii

500

his genre of pop music is inspired by ’60s Rock n Roll groups like the Beatles and Beach Boys. Popular groups include ‘Perfume’ and ‘BABYMETAL’.

JPOP

Business Etiquette

100

Japanese system of writing used in business that is an adaptation of Chinese characters 

Kanji

200

How Japanese business people commute 

Metro, subway or bike

300

Item exchanged between two business people that is very sacred and handled with lots of care.

Business card

400

Must hold this position until the elevator door closes completely (while meeting with someone from a different business) 

bow

500

Amount of times one should knock on a door before entering a manager's office

three times

Food

100

This dish is a famous Common food in Japan (fish).

Sushi or Sashimi

200

This dish is the Americanized version of sushi that consists of rice, cucumber, crab meat or imitation crab, and avocado.

California Roll

300

This dish is a small round mochi ball that is stuffed with sweet red bean paste and thought to bring you good luck.

Daifuku

400

This dish contains fish seminal fluid and is known as ________.

^{Shirako or Tachi}

500

A type of sashimi dish that's slices of raw horsemeat dipped in soy sauce with ginger and onion.

Basashi