| A | B |
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| samurai | ancient Japanese warrior |
| archipelago | chain of islands |
| kamikaze | WWII suicide pilot |
| origami | art of paper folding |
| shogun | Samurai commander - in - chief |
| sword | primary samurai weapon |
| tsunamis | huge waves caused by plate movements |
| bushido | code of honor for Samurai |
| emperors | Hirohito, Akihito |
| Commodore Perry | American naval commander who opened Japan's ports for trade |
| Pearl Harbor | Japan bombed this naval base in 1941 |
| Fat Man, Little Boy | code names for the atomic bombs |
| Hiroshima | First city to be atom-bombed by the U.S. |
| democracy | Japan's form of government |
| mountains | this type of landform covers most of Japan |
| coastal plain | most of the people live in this physical region |
| Inland Sea | important waterway linking the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan |
| Aino | minority group found in Japan |
| intensive cultivation | farmers grow crops on every available piece of land |
| Buddhism | religion which came to Japan from China |
| Shinto | religion which encourages a love of nature, good manners, and respect |
| kabuki | ancient form of Japanese theater |
| Bullet Train | high speed form of rail transportation |
| haiku | type of Japanese poetry |
