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| Archipelago | A large group of islands |
| Honshu | The largest island of Japan, in the central part of the country between the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean. |
| Hokkaido | An island of Japan north of Honshu. It is the second largest of the Japanese islands but the least populated. Hokkaido became part of Japan in the medieval period (c. 1600) and was called Yezo or Ezo until 1868. |
| Kyushu | The southernmost of the major islands of Japan, in the southwest on the East China Sea and the Pacific Ocean |
| Shikoku | An island of southern Japan between southwest Honshu and eastern Kyushu. It was held by various feudal families from early times until c. 1600. |
| Homogeneous Society | Society of the same or similar nature or kind |
| Samurai | The Japanese feudal military aristocracy. "One who serves" |
| Feudalism | A political, economic, or social order resembling this medieval system. |
| Shogun | The hereditary commander of the Japanese army who until 1867 exercised absolute rule under the nominal leadership of the emperor. |
| Daimyo | A feudal lord of Japan who was a large landowner |
| Reparations | Something done or paid to compensate or make amends |
| Hiroshima | First city bombed by the U.S. atomic bombs |
| Juku | A Japanese school that prepares students for entrance exams, as for admission to a university, and is attended in addition to public school. |
| Pacifism | Opposition to war or violence as a means of resolving disputes. |
| Trade Imbalance | unfair exchange between the importing and exporting of 2 countries. |
| Bushido | "The Way of the Warrior" |
| Shinto | A religion native to Japan, characterized by veneration of nature spirits (animism) and ancestors and by a lack of formal dogma. |
| Zaibatsu | A powerful family-controlled commercial combine of Japan. |
| Militarism | The belief in having a strong military |
| Hirohito | Emperor of Japan during World War II. |
| Tojo | Leading General of the Japanese Army during World War II. |
| Kamikazee | Divine Wind or suicide pilot. |
| Haiku | 17 syllabul poem |
| Mount Fuji | Tallest mountain in Japan |
| Meiji Restoration | In era during the late 19th century where japan modernized. |
| Kabuki | tradtional Japanese theater. |
| Tokugawa Period | 250 years of peace and prosperity from about 1600-1850 During this period Japan isolated itself from the rest of the world. |
