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Japan (日本 Nihon or Nippon, officially 日本国 Nippon-koku (help·info) or Nihon-koku) is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of China, Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. The characters that make up Japan's name mean "sun-origin", which is why Japan is sometimes identified as the "Land of the Rising Sun".

Trivia about japan

  • Iceland shares the longest average life expectancy of 77 years with this other island country
  • Flying due west from Los Angeles, it's the first foreign country you would reach
  • Country that manufactures the most cars per year
  • Autumn brings Choyo-No-Sekku or Chrysanthemum Day in this country
  • In 1912 this Asian country gave the U.S. a bunch of cherry trees
  • Koicha is a thick tea served during the Cha-No-Yu, this country's famous tea ceremony
  • In 2000 marathon winner Naoko Takahashi became the first woman from this country to win a gold in track & field
  • Asahi
  • Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi
  • You'll find the deeds of Emperor Jimmu in the "Nihon Shoki", or "Chronicle of" this country
  • In Asia:Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori
  • "Takasago" by Zeami Motokiyo is one of this country's most famous No plays
  • This country leads the world in the production of cultured pearls
  • Sushi, which is most associated with this country, is often flavored with rice vinegar
  • A cylindrical drum called the okedo is used in the kabuki theatre of this country
  • The flag might clue you in that Clinton's speaking to this country's parliament(the Diet)
  • The Ishikari Plain is the largest lowland on this country's Hokkaido island
  • The akita is named for the prefecture of Akita on this country's island of Honshu
  • The monster seen here (Godzilla) originally appeared in movies from this country
  • The mauve flowers of the Paulownia tree adorn the highest grade of the Order of the Rising Sun award of this country
  • Finished around 1000 A.D., "The Pillow Book" of Sei Shonagon is one of this country's literary masterpieces
  • With her 1993 marriage to Crown Prince Naruhito, Masako Owada became this country's empress-in-waiting
  • In 1996 Tomiichi Murayama, this country's first Socialist premier since 1948, resigned
  • No--yes, no is a classic drama of this country
  • At the 1998 Winter Olympics, "Happy" Harada helped this home team win gold in ski jumping
  • The Sapporo Snow Festival in this country features stunning snow sculptures like the one seen here:
  • April 29 is Emperor's Day in this Asian country
  • Azuki beans are most popular in this Asian country, where they're used to make confections like yokan
  • Trendy cafes called manga kissas are places teens can go to meet & read comic books in this nation
  • The U.S., the top maker of french fries, sends 48.5% of exports to this country; you want fries with that sushi?
  • Son, koku & shaku have been used as units of measurement in this country
  • Following China's defeat in an 1895 war, Taiwan was ceded to this nation that redesigned Taipei as a modern city
  • In 1994 Kenzaburo Oe became the second novelist from this country to win the Nobel Prize
  • 1951:"Rashomon"
  • It's the powerful democracy of more than 1,000 islands seen here
  • This country's flag features a solid red disk on an all-white background
  • China,Japan,South Korea
  • This country's Order of the Rising Sun features a garnet surrounded by 32 white rays
  • Kirin is a beer from this country
  • A mural was painted on the Whale Museum in Taiji, the city that started the industry for this country
  • Mount Fuji
  • The Timon puppet in "The Lion King" was inspired by Bunraku, the traditional puppet theatre of this country
  • The Festival of Setsubun in this country features mame-maki, tossing dried beans to drive out devils & bring good luck
  • "The Remains of the Day" novelist Kazuo Ishiguro
  • In 1986 this country saw its first cabinet minister dismissed in 33 years, education head Masayuki Fujio
  • Keep left when driving on Hokkaido & this country's other islands
  • The 13th century prophet Nichiren taught the people of this nation that they were a chosen people
  • Responsible for about ½ of gross tonnage being built, this island country leads world in shipbuilding
  • Yokohama in this country was a small fishing village of only 350 people when Commodore Perry first visited
  • Honshu, this country's largest island, is home to about 80% of its population
  • Tempura
  • In 794 Kyoto began its 1,074 years as capital of this country
  • Hokkaido is the largest & northernmost of this country's 47 prefectures
  • People of this nation AKA Nippon wrote with a brush, so painting became the preferred form of artistic expression
  • The island of Honshu is considered this country's "mainland"
  • Its official name, "Nihon", means "Land Of The Rising Sun"
  • Opened to the West in the 1850s, this nation learned fast & defeated China in war in the 1890s
  • This country's most famous bronze statue is the Great Buddha at Kamakura
  • Kobe
  • This country, the world's second-leading producer of cars in 2000 with over 10 mil., made only 32,000 of them in 1950
  • Halley's Comet was met in 1986 by this country's Suisei & Sakigake spacecrafts
  • This country officially surrendered on the deck of the U.S.S. Missouri on September 2, 1945
  • This Asian country is the oldest remaining monarchy; legend says its dynasty dates from 660 B.C.
  • All Nippon Airways
  • This Asian country's national anthem is "Kimigayo", "His Majesty's Reign"
  • It's the world's third-biggest economy, with 2010 GDP of $4.3 trillion--that's more than 300 trillion yen
  • Tsumire-jiru, sardine ball soup, is a traditional favorite in this Asian country
  • The yata-no-kagami mirror was used by the sun goddess Amaterasu to bring light to the world in this country's mythology
  • The Tokugawa shogungate ruled this country from 1603 to 1867
  • In medieval times this country was known as Cipango
  • The historic village of Gokayama & the Itsukushima Shrine
  • Spanning the Akashi Strait, the world's longest suspension bridge links this country's Honshu & Shikoku Islands
  • The third country ever to launch a planetary mission, this nation launched the Nozomi probe to Mars in 1998
  • In Asia:Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi
  • Shojis are translucent screens which originated in this country
  • In March the U.S. agreed to help build this nation's FSX fighter jet
  • December 13 is Sosuharai Day, a traditional year-end house-cleaning time, in this country
  • 4 is an unlucky number in this country because "shi", the word for 4, sounds like the word for death
  • Christmas is now quite popular in this Asian country where the Christmas greeting is "Meri Kurisumasu!"
  • In 1993 Harvard grad Masako Owada became the 1st career woman to marry a crown prince of this country
  • The U.S. is second to this country in hours worked a year by Industrial workers
  • Chiba University,Waseda University,Fukuoka Junior College
  • About 80% of the motorcycles bought in the U.S. are produced by this country
  • This country's 12th century sculptor Unkei is known for his wooden statues carved for Buddhist temples
  • Named for its early 19th century creator, bunraku is the traditional puppet theater of this country
  • Ruth Benedict's study of this country began at the behest of the U.S. Office of War Information in the 1940s
  • This country's Nozomi, or "Hope", spacecraft is due to go into orbit around Mars in December 2003
  • In 1942 this nation's forces occupied Attu & Kiska in the Aleutian Islands
  • A long-necked lute called the samisen is a popular instrument of this country
  • Liv Ullmann, Victoria Principal, and Joan Fontaine were all born in this Asian country
  • Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.
  • Kukai & Saicho were major philosophers of this country's Heian period
  • The revenge of the 47 ronin, a 1703 incident in this country, is remembered there each December 14
  • Opened in 1923, Yamazaki Distillery was this country's first
  • World power whose emperor gave up claims to divinity before it adopted a new constitution in 1947
  • In 1942 this nation controlled all or part of a dozen present-day eastern Asian countries
  • The Nikkei
  • Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
  • In 1987 Seattle gave a sea otter to its oldest sister city, Kobe in this country
  • Some early Spode patterns were inspired by this country's Imari ware
  • Fredericksburg, hometown of Chester W. Nimitz, has a garden of peace given by this country Nimitz fought
  • Ikebana is a traditional art of arranging flowers in this country
  • A 1999 law officially adopted this country's rising sun flag & its anthem, whose title means "his majesty's reign"
  • Asahi
  • "Shogun: A Novel of ____"
  • Around 1870 the flag seen here was adopted by this country
  • Kukai, also known as Kobo Daishi, brought esoteric Shingon Buddhism to this country
  • Seoul only got its name in the 1940s, following the liberation of Korea after 35 years of rule by this nation
  • The violin virtuoso known by the single name Midori was born in this country in 1971
  • In 2006 this country surpassed the U.S. to become no. 1 in motor vehicle production
  • The search is on for sunken World War II submarines of this nation in "Hunt for the Samurai Subs"
  • Akihito, the emperor whose reign is designated "Heisei", or "achieving peace"
  • "The Temple Of The Golden Pavilion" & "The Marioka Sisters" are classics from this Asian country
  • The story of a seaweed called Nori takes place in this country, where it's eaten in paperlike sheets
  • Haru-Urara, a racehorse from this country, is winning hearts & minds even though she's lost over 100 races
  • When he visited England in 1921, Hirohito, this country's future emperor, said he "discovered freedom"
  • This country emerged from isolation & agreed in 1854 to allow the U.S. trading rights to 2 of its ports
  • Prime Ministers Tanaka & Takeshita both resigned as the result of scandals in this country
  • This Asian country originated capsule hotels like the one seen here
  • The world's largest blue coral reef is one of the natural treasures of this country's Ishigaki Island
  • With current population trends, by 2050 this economically powerful Asian nation will have 20% fewer people
  • Kirin
  • The Akita, "natural dog" of this country, is said to have been brought to U.S. by Helen Keller
  • In 1933 the League of Nations voted 42-1 to condemn the invasion of Manchuria, the 1 being this invader
  • This country withdrew from the League of Nations in 1933 after the league condemned its attacks on China
  • Heraldic designs called mons became popular in this country during the Middle Ages
  • "Kimigayo"
  • In February 1904 this country attacked the Russian fleet at Port Arthur
  • The Ohara museum was this nation's--not Ireland's--first museum of modern Western art
  • Its 4 major islands form a curve that extends for about 1,500 miles
  • Order of the Rising Sun
  • This nation's Yomiuri Shimbun has the world's largest daily circulation, over 14 million
  • Puccini's "Madama Butterfly" takes place in the early 1900s in this country
  • Its first contact with Europeans came around 1542
  • Daimyos were powerful landholding magistrates in this country from about the 10th C. until 1868
  • Honshu, Hokkaido, Shikoku & Kyushu are the 4 main islands making up this Asian country
  • Girls in this country display valuable dolls that are family heirlooms on Hina Matsuri
  • "The Adventures of Milo & Otis" was filmed in this country where it was known as "Koneko Monogatari"
  • This country's renowned sculptor, Unkei, is known for his wooden statues carved for Buddhist temples
  • Dolls representing the emperor & empress occupy a place of honor during this Asian country's Girls' Festival
  • With an average of 80.5 years, this Asian country leads the world in life expectancy
  • Negotiated by Matthew Perry, 1854's Treaty of Kanagawa opened up this country to commercial trade with the U.S.
  • Brush up on your kana & kanji if you head due west out of L.A. because you'll need them in this nation you reach
  • Ah! I see an Asahi from this country in your beer-drinking future
  • Tennoji zoo
  • Portuguese sailors off course in a 1543 storm became the 1st Europeans to land in this Asian island country
  • Kirin
  • (Sarah of the Clue Crew stands before an aircraft carrier.) The U.S.S. Tarawa takes its name from an atoll where a fierce battle between the U.S. and this nation took place
  • Seen here, the first World's Fair in Asia was hosted by this country
  • 40 B.C.:Jimmu
  • In 1910 Korea was annexed by this country that held it for the next 35 years
  • Yoko Ono was not born in Ono, though they're both of this Asian island nation
  • In July 1549 Jesuit priest & explorer Francis Xavier's ship reached this Asian country
  • Nippon
  • Matsuo Basho
  • In 1998 Nozomi was this nation's first spacecraft sent to study another planet
  • People who emigrate to America from this country are known as Issei back home
  • In 1962 the first practical fiber-tip pen was invented in this country where writing used ink-brush strokes
  • The Shizuoka Shimbun,the Nikkan Ube Jiho
  • Nippon is the native name for this country
  • It's estimated that in the 1990s about 700,000 robots were in use, over 400,000 of them in this Asian country
  • Fly into the Akita Airport to lap up the sights in Akita on the East Sea in this country
  • In 1998 the U.K. lost out to this Asian country for the longest suspension bridge in the world record
  • Beginning an 18-month war with Russia, this nation launched a surprise attack on Port Arthur in February 1904
  • Takashimaya on 5th Avenue is a branch of one of this country's largest department stores
  • Ownership of the Kuril islands has been in dispute between Russia & this country
  • In April a U.S. plane & a Chinese fighter jet collided & in February a U.S. sub hit a boat from this country
  • Because it's hidden, the hitou is the most prized type of natural hot spring in the mountains of this country
  • Japan,Jamaica,Jordan
  • Some of the aboriginal people of the northernmost islands of this country speak Ainu
  • On Feb. 8, 1904 this country attacked Port Arthur, a Chinese port leased by the Russians, beginning a 19-month war
  • On July 8, 1853 Matthew Perry presented a letter from President Fillmore to the emperor of this country
  • Sanma aisu is fish-flavored ice cream & taco aisu is octopus-flavored ice cream made in this country
  • Commuter maglevs are still being tested in this country, so take a ride on the slower Shinkansen bullet trains
  • Tanks deployed by this country have included the Ke-Ni, the Ke-To & the ShinHoTo Chi-Ha
  • The Kongo Gumi Construction Co. in this Asian country was family owned for more than 1,400 years until a 2006 sale
  • In 2006 the first male in over 40 years was born into this land's Chrysanthemum Throne imperial family
  • Russia claims & occupies all of the Kuril Islands, but this country lays claim to some of the southern islands
  • (Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from the Johnson Space Center in Houston.) This Asian country's first manned space facility is Kibo, which means "hope"
  • Growing only about 5-9 inches long, the amago salmon is native to the southern islands of this Asian nation
  • Hokkaido is one of this country's main islands
  • The Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum
  • (Jimmy of the Clue Crew recites "poetry.")No chemist,No furrowed doctor of lawCan say why Love sounds likeThe kotoA 13-string zither of this country
  • (I'm Danica Patrick.) In 2008, on a circuit owned by Honda in this country, I became the first woman to win a major-league open-wheel race
  • The capital, Jayapura, surrendered to the military forces of this country in 1942
  • This nation's maritime self-defense force, successor to the imperial navy, uses the flag seen here
  • Half of Sakhalin island, Russia's largest, once belonged to this other country
  • "Departures"(2008)
  • Izanagi & Izanami are male & female creator gods from this island nation of Asia
  • In 1989 the U.S. controversially agreed to help this Asian ally build its FSX jet fighter
  • The woodcut prints called Ukiyo-e of this Asian country influenced Monet & other Impressionists
  • The British & this ally took the German colony of Tsingtao in 1914; in 1941, the teams would be different
  • 1281: A "divine wind" saves this nation from a Mongol invasion
  • The 7 lucky gods of this country's folklore include Ebisu, god of fisherman, & Hotei, god of happiness
  • In May 1905 imperial Russia's naval swan song came when 2/3 of its fleet was destroyed by this nation
  • Ozoni

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