Visual Arts
This avant-garde art movement emerged in 1959 as a result of artists becoming disenchanted with the elitist attitude they perceived in the art world.
What is Fluxus?
Certain species of red algae seaweed of the genus Pyropia are used to make what dried Japanese seaweed?
What is Nori?
Japan joined the Axis Powers in this year.
What is September of 1940?
What is a Gachapon?
With over 21,000 stores, this retailer accounts for the largest 'konbini' store chain in Japan.
What is 7-Eleven?
A treasured form of Japanese musical drama performed since the 14th century.
What is Nohgaku?
In 2021, Bandai issued an R2-D2 edition of what handheld toy, whose name is a blend of the Japanese words for "egg" and "watch"?
What is Tamagotchi?
During this era, Japan experienced an age of peace and national isolationism.
What is the Edo (Tokugawa) Period?
Regarded as the top-selling manga in 2023 with over 10.5 million copies sold in Japan.
What is Blue Lock?
An establishment in which a variety of small dishes and snacks are served to accompany alcoholic drinks is known as.
What is an Izakaya?
The name of Takako Saito's piece that required the use of one major sense to play against an opponent.
What is Spice Chess?
Invented in the mid 1990s by Masahiro Hara from the Japanese company Denso Wave, the QR code system today is used by hundreds of millions of consumers. What does QR stand for?
What is Quick Response?
In this year, the Olympics were hosted in Asia for the first time.
What was the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics?
Japan's first FIFA World Cup was in this year.
What was the FIFA 1998 World Cup?
The longest Japanese high-speed Shinkansen rail line, connecting Tokyo with Aomori with a length of 674.9 km.
What is Tohoku Shinkansen?
A manual micro-tie-dying technique that produces several different patterns on fabric.
What is Kyo Kanoko Shibori?
Despite a bellicose reputation, what US President won the Nobel Peace Prize for his role as a peacemaker in the Russo-Japanese War?
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
Japanese chemist Akira Yoshino switched from low-yield polyacetylene to a carbonaceous material electrode in 1985, locking in what critical piece of cell phone tech?
What is the Lithium-Ion Battery?
In 1997, Cartoon Network started showcasing Japanese animation on weekday afternoons. Home to Space Ghost, Sailor Moon, Johnny Quest, and a robot named T.O.M., what name did the channel give the action-packed programming block?
What is Toonami?
Drummer Daisuke Inoue is widely credited as the inventor of what pasttime named for a portmanteau of the Japanese words for "empty" and "orchestra"?
What is Karaoke?
Taiko, referring to the art of Japanese drumming is also known as this when part of an ensemble.
What is Kumi-Daiko?
After being directed to evacuate by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1942, General Douglas MacArthur gave a famous speech in which he declared “I shall return" to what country? MacArthur made good on his promise when he returned to the country in 1944 to help liberate it from Japanese troops.
What is the Philippines?
Name the Emperor Emeritus and Current Emperor of Japan.
Who are Akihito(Past) and Naruhito(Present)?
Which flap is worn on top when you wear a traditional kimono?
What is Left over Right?
What is the station name of the area home to the bulk of Tokyo's major museums?
What is Ueno?