Japanese Culture
- Who are Japan's Nobel laureates?
- How common are mobile phones and Internet accounts in Japan?
- How many TV stations are there in Japan?
- What kinds of TV programs are popular in Japan?
- What kinds of books and magazines do Japanese read?
- Who are the famous comic book artists in Japan?
- What are some famous Japanese animated films?
- Which Japanese musicians are active internationally?
- What kind of classical music is popular in Japan?
- What kind of music do today's young Japanese like?
- What is Enka?
- Which Japanese artists are famous worldwide?
- How is nihonga (Japanese-style painting) different in technique from Western-style painting?
- Who are the main moviemakers of Japan?
- Why do the Japanese love tanka?
- How are haiku composed?
- When did kabuki originate?
- When did nou originate?
- What is the relationship between nou and kyogen?
- When did bunraku begin?
- What are rakugo, kodan, and rokyoku?
- Do all Japanese women know how to arrange flowers and perform at tea ceremonies?
- How is the tea ceremony different from just drinking tea?
- What is ikebana?
- What is the iemoto system?
- When do Japanese write with a brush?
- How are bonsai cultivated?
- Are Japanese ceramics famous?
- What is so prized about Japanese lacquerware?
- How are Japanese swords different from other swords from around the world?
- How are Living National Treasures designated?
- What sites in Japan have been designated as World Heritages by UNESCO?