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Hint
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Answer
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A
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Longest-serving prime minister in Japanese history
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Shinzo Abe
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B
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Sometimes known as the Japanese Revolution
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Boshin War
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C
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Country warred against twice; once between 1894–1895 and then between 1937–1945
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China
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D
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First name of the American general led the Allied occupation of Japan during WWII
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Douglas
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E
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Former name of Tokyo
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Edo
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F
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Nuclear plant that melted down in 2011
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Fukushima
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G
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Bloody battle site in the Solomon Islands
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Guadalcanal
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H
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Japanese emperor during World War II
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Hirohito
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I
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Island in which the American Marines raised their flag
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Iwo Jima
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J
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Martial art from which judo is derived
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Jujutsu
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K
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City that served as capital of Japan prior to 1868
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Kyoto
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L
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Political party that has been in power almost continuously since its foundation in 1955
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M
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People who attempted to invade Japan in the 13th century twice, but were hit by typhoons both times
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Mongols
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N
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City where the "Fat Man" was dropped
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Nagasaki
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O
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Where Karate originated from
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Okinawa
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P
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First European country to reach Japan
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Portugal
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Q
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Dynasty of C when Japan invaded it during WWII
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Qing
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R
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The treaty of Portsmouth ended the war against this country in 1905
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Russia
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S
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Title of the military dictator of Japan during much of 12th to 19th century
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Shōgun
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T
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Name of the period during which Japan ended its isolationist foreign policy
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Tokugawa
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U
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The first of these in Japan was established in 1858
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University
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V
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Japan was granted all German possessions in the Pacific north of the equator in this treaty after the World War I
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Versailles
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W
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Name of Hokusai's most famous painting: The Great ____ off Kanagawa
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Wave
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Y
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Marshal Admiral that is considered to be the mastermind of the Pearl Harbor attack
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Yamamoto
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Z
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Type of Buddhism that was introduced to Japan in the 12th century
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Zen
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