Japan's population is around 122 ___ people

the climate in north/central Japan is similar to YOUR state, ______

being close to ___ had a big influence on early Japanese culture, language, & buildings

like in China, early Japan's government had ____ (similar to kings) & dynasties

ancient Japanese emperors were protected by ___ warriors who fought with excellent swords

During __ __ __, Japan pulled the US into the war by bombing the US military base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

today, Japan & SOUTH Korea have ___ that people can vote in

Japan allows ___ freedom, so Buddhism, Christianity, & Shintoism are OK

Some Japanese writing uses old ____ characters called "Kanji" copied directly from China

today, the Japanese have ______ like the freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom of the press

Japanese people eat far more ___ and other seafood that most humans on earth

the Japanese art of folding paper

Japanese card and video game, famous world-wide

old building design, taken from China

these wrestling matches involving huge people can be over in a couple seconds

names of Japan's four "home islands," the major islands

sword used by Samurai warriors in old-school Japan

Japanese history had several ____, or sets of ruling families who ruled Japan

Mt. Fuji is Japan's highest ____, a volcano!

the "Japanese ___ Period" where Japan brutally bullied its neighbors & swiped their resources (leading to World War II)

over 2000 Americans & dozens of ships+airplanes were destroyed when Japan bombed __ ___ on Dec. 7, 1941

the US encouraged Japan to surrender in World War II by dropping 2 __ __ on 2 Japanese cities

the first Japanese city to be destroyed by an American atomic bomb in World War II

Japan's native religion where "kami" (sacred spirits) take form of wind, mountains, trees

named after Oliver Hazard PERRY, an American navy hero of the War of 1812, and brother of navy dude Matthew Perry

after World War II, defeated Japan became friends (or _____) with America, the nation that so badly defeated them in the war

Today, Japan has become educated, ____ or wealthy, and has a well-developed economy

90% of Japanese people live in _____ cities, not rural farms

the "aging problem" Japan faces today refers to how they have few babies (low birthrate) and have lots and lots of elderly, ____ people to take care of

anime, manga, origami, Nintendo video games, Hello Kitty, and Pokemon are examples of Japanese ____ that are known around the world

because of Japan's aging population & lack of immigration, their _____ will drop from 126 million now to 87 million by 2060!

in Japan, kids go to ____ for more hours a day and sometimes go 6 days a week

to farm in hilly areas, Japanese farmers cut ____ into the hills on which to plant crops

underground train system; Tokyo has gloved workers who pack people into the cars!

During World War II, Japanese people were depicted poorly in American war _____ posters like this

Japanese _____ have to be built to withstand serious earthquakes, as they have many each year

Commodore Matthew ___ & US navy ships bullied Japan into re-opening to foreign trade in 1850s

the area around the Pacific with earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis

the climate of northern Japan, similar to Indiana, has four ___ (winter-spring-summer-fall)

___ (started by Siddhartha Gautama) is a religion common in Japan

During __ __ __, Japan pulled the US into the war by bombing the US military base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

Japan allows ___ freedom, so Buddhism, Christianity, & Shintoism are OK

Japanese traditional, old style of womens' dress

they are hurricane-like storms that can affect Japan

a sudden rise in the ocean level, often caused by undersea earthquakes

2 curvy alphabets that Japanese people write with

Japanese characters as an artform

popular Japanese seafood dish

like "states" in Japan, just a different name

old building design, taken from China

Japan loves this American sport

names of Japan's four "home islands"

famous Japanese noodle recipe

they failed twice to invade Japan; wiped out by typhoons of "divine wind" (from "the gods")

Japan has ___ large islands & 3000+ smaller ones

Mount ___ is Japan's highest mountain peak

during the 1920s-40s "Imperial Period" Japan conquered and stole ___ from its neighbors & treated them harshly

Pearl Harbor, attacked by Japan on Dec. 7, 1941, is in what American state?

the US encouraged Japan to surrender in World War II by dropping 2 __ __ on 2 Japanese cities

the second Japanese city to be hit with an American atomic bomb in World War II

Japan's capital

the ___ Ocean is the huge ocean east of Japan

In World War II, Japan sided with Hitler's _____and Mussolini's Italy, an alliance called "The Axis"

after World War II, defeated Japan became friends (or _____) with America, the nation that so badly defeated them in the war

Today, Japan has become educated, ____ or wealthy, and has a well-developed economy

90% of Japanese people live in _____ cities, not rural farms

the "aging problem" Japan faces today refers to how they have few babies & have lots and lots of ___ people to take care of

anime, manga, origami, Nintendo video games, Hello Kitty, and Pokemon are examples of Japanese ____ that are known around the world

because of Japan's aging population & lack of immigration, their _____ will drop from 122 million now to 87 million by 2060!

Japan's _____ grew tremendously after World War II; the US helped rebuild and encourage this economic growth

Japanese animation, popular worldwide

Japanese people are used to these earth-shaking natural events that happen along the Ring of Fire

to farm in hilly areas, Japanese farmers cut ____ into the hills on which to plant crops

Sony, Panasonic, Mitsubishi, Canon, Nintendo, Hitachi, Seiko, Mizuno, Fujitsu, NEC

the only country ever to use atomic/nuclear weapons in war

The First 3 people groups in Japan (prehistoric & historic)

fishermen and wandering hunter gatherers (The Jomon, Yayoi people)

three-way alliance between Japan, Germany, and Italy in WWII

also called WWII or WW2

Japan from AD 794-1185 was called the "high point" of Japanese art, writing, clothing, music

the period from 1600-1867 when Japan closed its borders - isolation

a red "gate" marking a place that's holy or sacred to the Shinto religion

warriors who protected the lands owned by the Shogun & Daymio

German Nazi dictator during World War II; teamed with Japan and Italy in WWII trying to take over the world

Japan's shrinking population can mostly be blamed on having not enough _____ and on a little immigration

Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, hoping to knock out the _____ before it could get involved in war

during Japan's "____ ____" they viewed themselves as racially superior, and showed extreme nationalism & patriotism

the last time Mt. Fuji erupted (its a sleepy volcano)

Two Japanese cities on which the U.S. dropped the atomic bombs to end World War II.

The "_____ Project" was code name for the top secret US project to invent and develop atomic bombs for use in World War II

German Jewish scientist who escaped Nazi Germany and came to the U.S., where he helped develop the atomic bombs

US scientist who who directed the project that developed the first atomic bomb; Movie was released in 2023 about that story

After WWII ended, many German and Japanese leaders were placed in ___ ___ ____ and many were sentences to jail or death

Detention centers where more than 100,000 Japanese Americans were relocated during World War II by order of the President.

In Europe, Hitler's Germany rounded up ____ ____ and placed them in concentration camps, and up to 6 million died

today, Japan's economy is the ____ highest economy in the world, behind the US and China