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This anime is about pirates
What is One Piece?
This popular dish consists of vinegared rice and seafood. Sometimes rolled with nori and served with vegetables.
What is sushi?
This popular animated children's show has correlating video games which are just as popular. The original name of this franchise is Poketto Monsutā.
What is Pokemon?
The art of folding paper into decorative shapes and figures.
What is origami?
This newly married pitcher/designated hitter for the Los Angeles Dodgers is widely considered to be one of the greatest baseball players the world has ever seen
Who is Shohei Ohtani?
This character chose Pikachu as his starter Pokémon in the first episode of the Pokemon TV show.
Who is Ash Ketchum?
This dessert is a sweet, sticky rice cake often served with red bean paste or matcha.
What is mochi?
This popular Japanese puzzle game challenges players to fill a 9x9 grid with digits so that each column, each row, and each of the nine 3x3 subgrids contain all of the digits from 1 to 9
What is Sudoku?
This virtual pop star, created by Crypton Future Media, is known for her turquoise pigtails and synthesized vocals.
Who is Hatsune Miku?
This Gonzaga graduate now plays for the Los Angeles Lakers (bronny james jr's dad's team). This player was born in Toyama, Japan.
Who is Rui Hachimura?
This was the most streamed anime of the year 2023.
What is Demon Slayer?
These bright green, immature soy beans, harvested before the beans have hardened, are normally served in the pod after being blanched and lightly salted.
What is Edamame?
This famous Japanese arcade game was originally called 'Puck man' and was created in 1980
What is Pacman?
This legendary Japanese film director is known for his animated works such as "Spirited Away," "My Neighbor Totoro," and "Princess Mononoke."
Who is Hayao Miyazaki?
This tennis player was the first Asian to be ranked the #1 female tennis single's player. She won 4 consecutive grand slam titles from 2018-2021
Who is Naomi Osaka?
When Naruto achieved his dream of becoming hokage, he was this number hokage.
What is 7?
This is Japan's most popular Ramen broth.
What is tonkatsu?
This rhythm drumming game can be found in every Japanese arcade. It has also gained significant popularity in the West.
What is Taiko no Tasusjin?
This famous 80s pop singer wrote the song "Stay with me/Mayonaka No Door"
Who is Miki Matsubara?
This former Mariners outfielder is considered to be one of the greatest baseball players of all time. He played 28 seasons between the Nippon League and the MLB.
Who is Suzuki Ichiro?
This Dragon Ball Z character was the first character to achieve Super Saiyan 2.
Who is Gohan?
This delicacy translates to "cooked egg". This omelet is made by sequentially cooking and rolling up layers of beaten egg. Usually seasoned with shoyu or sugar.
What is tamagoyaki?
This video game series, developed by Level-5, follows the adventures of a young boy with a magical watch that allows him to summon creatures to battle.
What is Yo-Kai-Watch?
This Japanese festival, also known as the "Festival of the Weaver," celebrates the meeting of two celestial lovers separated by the Milky Way. The festival falls in the 7th day of the 7th month.
What is Tanabata?
This Japanese figure skater, known for his graceful performances and record-breaking achievements, won the gold medal in the men's singles event at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, becoming the first Asian man to achieve this feat.
Who is Yuzuru Hanyu?