What production company dominates the world of male pop music?
Johnny's entertainment
100
This anime series from 1997 has 14 movies, over 750 episodes and five generations of different characters.
What is Pokemon
100
This conveyor belt food service is popular in Japan as a quick, somewhat cheap dining option.
What is kaiten sushi?
100
This city is the capital of Japan.
What is Tokyo
100
This novel was written in the Heian Period (794 to 1185) by Murasaki Shikibu
What is the Tale of Genji?
200
What Japanese genre is characterized by androgyny, flashy costumes, and larger than life performance?
What is Visual kei?
200
This Japanese drama from 2007, starring Horikita Maki and Oguri Shun, is about a girl who enters an all-male boarding school disguised as a boy.
What is Hana Kimi
200
This Japanese original cuisine began in post-war Hiroshima as a mix of the only available foodstuffs.
What is okonomiyaki?
200
This is the highest mountain in Japan, located on Honshu.
What is Mount Fuji
200
Who was the emperor during World War II?
Who is Hirohito?
300
What is the only Japanese pop song to ever hit number one on the US billboard charts?
BONUS: Japanese name is...
What is Sukiyaki? (ue o muite arukou)
300
This drama has adaptations in Taiwanese, Japanese, Korean, and Filipino.
What is Hana yori Dango (Boys over Flowers)
300
This VERY poisonous sea-creature is a risky but tasty dining option, albeit at a high price. (Give the Japanese name)
What is fugu?
300
This city is the old capital of Japan.
What is Kyoto?
300
This is the reason that Japan does not have an aggressive army.
What is Article 9?
400
What Japanese artist is famous for the song "ponponpon?"
Who is Kyary pamyu pamyu?
400
This man, nick-named the “father of anime” created films and series such as Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion, and Metropolis.
Who is Tezuka Osamu
400
This chef is listed as a "Japanese cultural treasure", and has starred in both the Japanese and English versions of Iron Chef.
Who is Masaharu Morimoto?
400
These islands make up Japan.
What are Honshu, Kyuushu, Shikoku, Hokkaido?
400
What is the time period between 1912 and 1926 in Japan called?
What was the Taisho Period?
500
What is the name of a Japanese drum which is held tight with cord?
What is shime-daiko?
500
This 2011 drama, adapted from a popular manga/anime series and starring Kawaguchi Haruna and Yamamoto Yusuke, is about a group of high school students who are all part of the same club.
What is Ouran High School Host Club
500
This famous desert from the Kyoto region original came in a hard, cinnamon flavored form, but has since turned into a soft, mochi version.
What is yatsuhashi?
500
This famous road was the main road in Japan, used frequently, especially for the alternate attendance system, during the Edo Period (1600-1868).
What is the Tokaido Road?
500
These islands are currently under dispute between Japan and China