| Hint | Answer | % Correct | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iconic mountain near Tokyo | F | Fuji | 100%
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| 2nd biggest city in Japan | O | Osaka | 100%
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| City that was destroyed by a nuclear bomb in 1945 | N | Nagasaki | 97%
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| American military base that the Japanese attacked in 1941 | P | Pearl Harbor | 97%
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| Currency of Japan | Y | Yen | 97%
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| Japanese car brand | T | Toyota | 94%
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| Export Kobe is famous for | B | Beef | 91%
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| An unarmed Japanese martial art, which has been an Olympic sport since 1964 | J | Judo | 91%
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| Chinese style noodles in broth | R | Ramen | 91%
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| A state of calm attentiveness associated with buddhism | Z | Zen | 91%
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| Former name of Tokyo | E | Edo | 88%
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| Hostess trained to entertain men with conversation, dance, and song | G | Geisha | 85%
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| Japanese multinational company, best known for making cameras and printers | C | Canon | 79%
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| Ki is the Japanese equivalent of this Chinese word for spirit or energy | Q | Qi | 79%
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| A plant from the horseradish family used extensively in Japanese cuisine | W | Wasabi | 79%
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| Island with the city of Sapporo | H | Hokkaido | 76%
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| This 3 letter acronym was the dominant video cassette format, invented in Japan in 1976 | V | VHS | 76%
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| First Christian missionary to visit Japan; he also co-founded the Jesuit order and is a saint | X | Francis Xavier | 61%
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| Former prime minister who was assassinated in 2022 | A | Shinzo Abe | 61%
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| Military ruler of feudal Japan | S | Shogun | 52%
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| Thick noodles made from wheat flour | U | Udon | 52%
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| A system of Japanese writing using Chinese characters | K | Kanji | 39%
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| Emperor who "restored" Japan | M | Meiji | 39%
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| Former name of Nissan | D | Datsun | 36%
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| English footballer and Match of the Day presenter who played for Nagoya Grampus in the early 1990's | L | Gary Lineker | 24%
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| First name of Japanese fashion designer Miyake | I | Issey | 15%
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