| A | B |
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| Mountains cover what % of Japan | 75% |
| 2 principal mountain ranges of Japan | Hida (Japan Alps) & Akaishi Mountains |
| how many volcanoes and how many of those are active | 265 total, 30 active |
| highest mountain in Japan | Mt. Fuji |
| when did Portuguese arrive | 1543 |
| why did Portuguese land in Japan | blown off course during a storm and shipwrecked |
| who established the first Christian Japanese missionary | Frances Xavier |
| 2 men who worked together to unify Japan | Shogun Ieyaso & William Adams |
| Shogun gave what to William Adams | 2 swords |
| When and what did Commodore Matthew Perry do? | demanded reopening of trade with Japan and the West in 1853 |
| Which emperor brought Japan into power in the Far East and defeated China and Russia in 19th & 20th centuries | Emperor Meiji |
| what year was Japan defeated by the US & its Allies | 1945 |
| What year did the occupation of Japan end | 1952 |
| What year did Japan receive permission for their Self Defence Force | 1954 |
| most important crop in Japan | Rice |
| is Japanese rice short, medium, or long grain | short |
| second major rice variety | Mochi rice |
| which "meat" is the mainstay in their diet | Fish |
| 5 ways to cook fish | steam, fry, boil, broil, raw |
| how to preserve fish | salting in rice and let ferment |
