History of Japan

• When did Japan emerge as a nation?
• How did Japan come to be called Nihon or Nippon?
• ls it correct to refer to Japan as "Nihon" or "Nippon"?
• Where did the Japanese people come from?
• How long have the Ainu people inhabited Japan?
• When was Kimigayo established as the national anthem?
• What do the words to Kimigayo mean?
• When was the national flag adopted?
• What is the national flower of Japan?
• What is the national bird of Japan?
• What are the origins of the Japanese language?
• What are the distinguishing features of Japanese?
• How did the hiragana and katakana syllabaries originate?
• How many kanji must one learn?
• How are kanji, hiragana, and katakana used?
• Is Japanese text more commonly written vertically or horizontally?
• Who was the first emperor of Japan?
• What are the origins of the imperial line?
• How many Japanese emperors have there been?
• What is the current emperor like?
• How are era names determined?
• What sort of work does the current emperor engage in?
• Can ａ woman become emperor?
• At present, who IS considered to be part of the imperial family?
• Did the country of Yamatai really exist?
• What was the Kofun period like?
• What was the Nara period like?
• What was the Heian period like?
• What was the Kamakura period like?
• What was the Muromachi period like?
• What was the Azuchi-Momoyama period like?
• What was the Edo period like?
• What gave birth to the Meiji period?
• What was the Meiji period like?
• What was the Taisho period like?
• What was the Showa period like before the end of World War ll?
• What was the Showa period like after the end of World War ll?
• What is Japan like in the Heisei period?