Japan
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- nippon
- ancient name for Japan
- unified; homogenius
- With the possible exception of the Northern Chinese, the Japanese are, perhaps, the most thoroughly ______ and culturally ______ large group of people in the world
- fital piety
- respect for one's elders
- ronin
- literally, "masterless samuri"; facetious term for those students who fail their entrance exams
- 1930
- Japan invade Manchuria
- 1868-1912
- When was the Meiji Restoration
- confucianism
- a Chinese system of thought that stresses Man in society; has greatly influenced Japanese culture
- favorable
- Japan has a ________ balance of trade
- kimono
- traditional Japanese dress for women and men
- ainu
- the earliest type of human in Japan
- aquaculture
- raising fish, shrimp, seaweed,...
- Gohon
- "cooked rice"; the Japanese word for a meal
- 70%
- how much of Japan is mountains
- Honshu
- Where do nearly 80% of Japan's people live
- Kyoto
- after nara what was the ancient capitol of Japan
- November 1, 1945
- (Date) What was Japan's planned "D-Day?"
- Matthew C. Perry
- Who was the leader of the US fleet that ended Japan's isolation
- diet
- term for the legislature
- Hirohito
- emperor during WW2
- September 2, 1945
- On what date did fighting in Japan officially cease?
- bonsai
- what is dwarfing and shaping of trees called
- samuri
- who carried out the leaders word
- hokkaido
- where do the 20,000 earliest type of humans in Japan live today
- Portuguese
- which Europeans first reached Japan
- ko (kobun)
- "child"; group members
- Continental
- What climate do Hokkaido and northern Honshu have
- kendo
- Japanese fencing with bamboo swords
- Kyoto
- Where is the cultural center of Japan located?
- edo (tokyo)
- where did Tokugawa move the capitol to
- kami
- spirit or god that resides in a shinto shrine
- 1931
- (Date) Japan took over Manchuria
- 1894-1895
- (Date) Sino-Japanese War
- Mongols
- Ancestors of the Japanese
- shintoism
- indigenous religion of Japan
- Douglas MacArthur
- US general incharge of the occupation of Japan
- September 21, 1945
- (Date) WW2 peace treaty
- 1910
- Japan anexes Korean Peninsula
- Juku
- cram school
- December 7, 1941
- (Date) Pearl Harbor
- Kannon
- another important bodhisattva who offers protection and comfort
- shin jin rui
- literally, "new human beings"; term used by some members of older generation for today's younger generation, indicating a difference in values and in the work ethin
- 1904-1905
- (Date) Ruso-Japanese War
- Nara
- what city was the ancient capital of Japan
- Kanto Plain
- What is the only relatively extensive plain in all of Japan
- Humid-sub tropic
- What climate do Southern Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu have
- bodhisattva
- Buddhist religious figures who held back from entering Nirvana to help in the salvation of others
- baseball
- Japan's #1 sport
- meiji
- "enlighten ruler"; ended isolation
- prefectures
- Japan is divided into 47 __________
- Bonfire of Arrows
- In celebration for the New Year in Japan, what symbolic event is performed in order to ward off evil spirits?
- torii
- gate that symbolizes the division between the human world and the spirit world
- koto
- thirteen-string Japanese harp
- Seafood
- What is Japan's main source of protein
- 10%
- What percent of children in Tokyo attend private schools?
- Rape of Nanking
- 4-6 week period when the Japanese killed 300,000 Chinese
- pachinko
- Japanese pinball
- Showa Era
- What period marked the longest imperial reign in Japanese history?
- Tokugawa
- who introduced Japan's policy of isolationism
- rice
- What is Japan's primary staple
- shogun
- what offical ruled in the name of the emperor
- rice cultivation
- what activity do scholars believe fostered the Japanese emphasis in group cooperation
- ikebana
- Japanese art of flower arranging
- 15%
- how much of Japan is arable
- Koreans
- what is the largest ethnic minority in Japan
- Koizumi
- Under which recent prime minister did Japan's economy rebound
- Liberal Democratic Party
- main political party
- ginza
- top shopping district in Japan
- geisha
- women who entertain men, not necessarily prostitutes, play musical instruments, etc.
- meiji restoration
- Japan went from a feudal society to an industrial country
- (The) Japanese Alps
- What runs down the spine of Hanshu
- obi
- sash wore around kimono
- ships
- Japan produces half of the world's production of ________
- kyoiku mamas
- education mothers
- shinkansen
- bullet train
- East (Pacific)
- All of Japan's largest cities are located on which side of the country
- Fuji(-San)
- Last active in 1707 and towering 12,385 ft. above sea level, what perfect volcanic cone is revered by all Japanese
- Yamato Damashi
- What term refers to the "Spirit of Japan?"
- todaiji daibutsu
- worlds largest wooden building; world's largest bronze statue
- 1924
- (Date) US barred all Japanese immigration to the US
- Jizo
- important Japanese bodhisattva who cares for children who died during childhood, infancy, or for aborted fetuses
- Tojo
- Japanese prime minister that was hanged after WW2
- oya (oyabun)
- leader of a group
- 1853
- What year signified the end of Japan's isolation?
- nirvana
- Buddhist concept of spiritual perfect
- sushi
- term for raw fish combined with seaweed and vinegared rice
- kamakura daibutsu
- "great Buddha"
- Akihito
- Hirohito's son; current emperor of Japan
- 0.5%
- How much of the population belongs to the largest minority
- zaibatsu
- huge Japanese families that bought factories/mills from the government (Ex. Mitsubishi)
- ryoanji
- zin Buddhist temple
- sashimi
- term for raw fish