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Traditional religion of Japan
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Shinto
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This religion was brought to Japan in the 6th century; the Zen variant would become very prevalent later
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Buddhism
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Warrior class of feudal Japan, very prominent in pop culture
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Samurai
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Military rulers of Japan for many centuries, until the mid-19th century
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Shoguns
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Former capital of Japan, anagram of Tokyo
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Kyoto
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These invaders were repelled in 1274 and 1281, with the help of typhoons known as "kamikaze" or "divine winds"
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Mongols
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Japan experienced the Sengoku Period from roughly 1467-1615, translating to "_______ ______," marked by fragmentation and civil war (China had an era of the same English name, before being unified by the first emperor)
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Warring States
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Former name of Tokyo
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Edo
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The Tokugawa Shogunate solidified power with the 1614-1615 siege of this city, today one of Japan's largest
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Osaka
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During Japan's strict isolationist period, they almost exclusively traded with these 2 nations, one Asian and one European
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China
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Netherlands
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Emperor of Japan from 1868-1912, known for his "Restoration," where he worked to modernize and industrialize Japan, abandoning the old feudal system
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Meiji aka Mutsuhito
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The 1889 Constitution established a bicameral parliament known as this (also something one trying to lose weight might do)
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The Diet
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Japan's victory in the 1st Sino-Japanese War 1894-1895 saw them obtain these 2 territories from China
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Korea
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Taiwan
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Japan's victory over this country in a 1904-1905 war amazed the world, an unprecedented incidence of a large European power losing to an Eastern one, establishing Japan as a major world power (Also somewhat of a precursor to WW1 in terms of the weapons and technologies used)
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Russia
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Emperor of Japan from 1926-1989; after WW2 he renounced his divine status, and his role became less powerful and more symbolic
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Hirohito aka Showa
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In 1931, Japan established the puppet state of Manchukuo, located in this Chinese region
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Manchuria
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Japan's invasion of China in the 2nd Sino-Japanese War (overlapping with WW2) was especially brutal in this city
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Nanjing
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Japan allied with these 2 nations to form the Axis Powers
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Germany
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Italy
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This 1941 attack in Hawaii got the U.S. to join WW2
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Pearl Harbor
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Japan's loss in this 1942 naval battle turned the tide of the war in the Pacific theater
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Midway
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2 Japanese islands which hosted major battles with the U.S. in 1945; the second is also where karate originated
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Iwo Jima
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Okinawa
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The 2 cities hit by nuclear bombs, leading to Japan's surrender and the end of WW2
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Hiroshima
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Nagasaki
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U.S. general who led the occupation of Japan from 1945-1952
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Douglas MacArthur
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Big 3 Japanese car manufacturers
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Toyota
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Honda
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Nissan
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While this company was technically founded in 1889, it gained international prominence nearly a century later as being a pioneer in the video game industry and continues to be culturally important with its consoles and franchises
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Nintendo
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2011 nuclear disaster
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Fukushima
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In 2019, Akihito became the first emperor to do this since 1817
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Abdicate
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