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What were the previous capitals of Japan?Popularity: 85
When was the japanese empire created?
Popularity: 79
How did a person become a Samurai?
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What factors helped Japan become an economic superpower following World War 2?
Popularity: 68
What type of government does Japan have?
Popularity: 66
How did Japan succeed in developing their economy after World War 2?
Popularity: 59
What would have happened if Japan had not attacked the US?
Popularity: 58
Who are famous Japanese people?
Popularity: 57
What is the wealthiest business in Japan?
Popularity: 56
What caused the Russo-Japanese war?
Popularity: 55
What was the Treaty of Kanagawa?
Popularity: 53
Why were the Chinese protesting against Japan in 2005?
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What were Japan's goals in World War 2?
Popularity: 53
What is the meaning of the tiger in Japanese culture?
Popularity: 52
What do Japanese masks mean?
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Why do Japanese teenage girls dress Gothic Lolita?
Popularity: 50
Who won the Sino-Japanese War?
Popularity: 50
Where would you find information on the importance of the code of bushido?
Popularity: 50
What are some important cities in Japan?
Popularity: 49
How did Japan recover from the damage done in World War 2?
Popularity: 49
Who was the leader of Japan in August 1914?
Popularity: 48
What is a samurai warrior?
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When did Akihito ascend the Chrysanthemum Throne?
Popularity: 47
When did Japan join the United Nations?
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How many wives did Emperor Hirohito of Japan have?
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How did imperialism affect Japan and China differently?
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Who is the prime minister of Japan?
Popularity: 46
Why was the Great Depression crucial in Japan?
Popularity: 46
How did the Marco Polo incident lead to Japan adopting an aggressive policy towards China in the 1960S?
Popularity: 44
Was Hideki Tojo involved in democracy or dictatorship?
Popularity: 43
What is the symbol of strength in Japanese culture?
Popularity: 42
How do you learn bushido?
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How did Europeans influence Japan?
Popularity: 41
What is the name of the Japanese Congress?
Popularity: 41
How old is Japan?
Popularity: 41
Are ninjas real?
Popularity: 40
Who are some famous Japanese people?
Popularity: 40
What wars has Japan been involved in?
Popularity: 40
Why did the Japanese government build a shrine to honour Japanese war criminals?
Popularity: 40
What previous names has Tokyo had?
Popularity: 38
How has the Japanese-American relationship been affected by the dropping of the atomic bombs?
Popularity: 38
What country did Japan invade in 1931?
Popularity: 35
Why was Tokyo not the capital of Japan when Japan first became a country?
Popularity: 33
When did baseball become popular in Japan?
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What weapons did Samurai use?
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Did Japan stay neutral during the Cold War and if not what did they do?
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What was the government in Japan like from 1890 to 1910?
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Why did Japan order foreigners to leave in 1639?
Popularity: 30
What feelings do the Japanese have towards the Americans?
Popularity: 28
What does a Japanese lotus tattoo symbolize?
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What did Fukuzawa Yukichi do for trade relations between the US and Japan?
Popularity: 25
What was the first capital of Japan?
Popularity: 24
What are Japan's major land forms?
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What have the official names for Japan been?
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What were the social changes after World War 2 in Japan?
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What was the previous name for Tokyo city during the nineteen hundred's?
Popularity: 22
Where can you find information on Japanese culture life and art?
Popularity: 22
What weapons did the early Japanese use?
Popularity: 21
What happened in Japan between the two world wars?
Popularity: 20
What Samurai traditions and values influence contemporary Japanese society?
Popularity: 19
Is there an ancient underwater city in Japan?
Popularity: 19
How many languages are spoken in Japan?
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Who was Japan's Minister of War in 1940?
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Who is Eiji Hirohito?
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What are the three wise monkeys?
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Where did Shinto originate?
Popularity: 18
What is zen?
Popularity: 18
How did the Japanese feel when immigrating from Japan to California?
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When Japan was occupying Korea before the war did Japan and Korea have a good or bad relationship?
Popularity: 17
In the 16th century in Japan how might the geography of Japan have helped the people defend themselves against their enemies?
Popularity: 16
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