English
This is the letter that is the tenth alphabet?
J
Which fruit, harvested across Ehime and often featured in character mascots and local branding, is considered a regional symbol?
Mandarin Oranges
What're the names of the 2 major political parties in the USA?
Democrat and Republican
Both countries are leaders in technology. Name one major Japanese electronics company and one American technology company.
Sony (Japan) and Apple (U.S.)
Which Japanese company invented the first portable music player known as the Walkman?
Sony
These are two ways that you say "konnichiwa" in English.
Hello
Good afternoon
Mt. Ishizuchi, located in western Shikoku, is part of which Japanese mountain range?
The Shikoku Mountains
Which American city is famous for Hollywood, the center of the U.S. film industry?
Los Angeles
In which American city can you visit a large Japanese Tea Garden inside Golden Gate Park?
San Francisco
Which Japanese animation studio is famous worldwide for movies like My Neighbor Totoro (となりのトトロ) and Spirited Away (千と千尋の神隠し)?
Studio Ghibli
This is the animal that is known as "kaba" in Japanese.
Hippopotamus
During the Saijō Festival in autumn, locals parade large, ornate wooden floats known by what name?
Danjiri
Who was the 45th President of the United States, known for his business background and controversial policies? What party is he in?
Donald Trump / Republican
What are some Japanese words that have become common in everyday English.
Tsunami, karaoke, sushi, origami, kimono, emoji
These are all the prefectures that start with the letter Y?
Yamaguchi
Yamagata
Yamanashi
What is one major difference between English and Japanese sentence structure?
English usually follows Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) order (e.g., “I eat sushi”), while Japanese follows Subject-Object-Verb (SOV) order (e.g., “私は寿司を食べます” — “I sushi eat”).
Which influential poet from Matsuyama helped reform haiku in the Meiji period and has a museum named after him?
Masaoka Shiki
This is the state that is the largest in America. This is a state that is cold.
Alaska
What is the name of the security treaty signed in 1960 that allows the United States to maintain military bases in Japan?
The U.S.–Japan Security Treaty
What event in 1868 marked the end of the Tokugawa shogunate and the restoration of imperial rule?
The Meiji Restoration
Which two languages had the biggest influence on early American English besides English itself?
Native American languages and Spanish
Before becoming part of Ehime Prefecture, what was the name of the historical province that covered much of the same area?
Iyo Province
Which U.S. amendment guarantees freedom of speech, religion, and the press?
The First Amendment
Which American president helped to open Japan to international trade in the 1850s?
President Matthew Perry (Commodore Perry)
Which Japanese invention revolutionized portable music in the 1970s and was created by Sony?
The Walkman