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1. In which year was the new constitution promulgated by which the Emperor of Japan lost his political power and became the Symbol of the State and Unity of the People ? 1964
1946 1846
1864
Answer: 1946 2. In which year did Japan become a United Nations member ? 1946
1956 1966
1976
Answer: 1956 3. In which year were the Summer Olympics hosted in Tokyo, Japan ? 1960
1964 1968
1972
Answer: 1964
4. When did Japan attack Pearl Harbor ? December 7, 1931
December 7, 1951
December 7, 1941 December 7, 1961
Answer: December 7, 1941 5. What was Tokyo's name in ancient times ? Formosa
Kyoto
Edo Nihon
Answer: Edo 6. Which Japanese Prime Minister received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1974 ? Eisaku Sato Shigeru Yoshida
Takeo Miki
Nobusuke Kishi
Answer: Eisaku Sato 7. What are the two houses (upper and lower) of parliament in Japan called ? House of Senators and House of Representatives
House of Councillors and House of Senators
Red House and White House
House of Councillors and House of Representatives
Answer: House of Councillors and House of Representatives 8. What were the three Axis Powers in World War II ? Japan, China and Italy
Japan, USA and China
Japan, USA and Germany
Japan, Germany and Italy
Answer: Japan, Germany and Italy 9. Which Japanese won the Nobel prize for literature in 1994 ? Akio Morita
Kenzaburo Oe Hideo Nomo
Yukiko Mishima
Answer: Kenzaburo Oe 10. Which city in Japan experienced a big earthquake on 17th January, 1995 ? Nagasaki
Tokyo
Kobe Kyoto
Answer: Kobe 11. Which city became the capital of Japan in A.D. 794 and continued to be the seat of the throne for about 1000 years ? Nara
Tokyo
Kobe
Kyoto
Answer: Kyoto 12. Which city was established in A.D. 710 as the first capital of Japan ? Tokyo
Kyoto
Kobe
Nara
Answer: Nara 13. Which island came under United States rule as a result of World War II ? Shikoku
Kyushu
Tottori
Okinawa
Answer: Okinawa 14. Who held the administrative power in Japan from the 12th century to the middle of the last century ? Shogun
Priest
Prime Minister
Samurai
Answer: Samurai 15. Which Japanese Prime Minister negotiated the San Francisco Peace Treaty in 1951 with US President Harry Truman ? Eisaku Sato
Takeo Miki
Shigeru Yoshida Nobusuke Kishi
Answer: Shigeru Yoshida 16. Which religion inherently belongs to Japan ? Shintoism Buddhism
Hinduism
Sikhism
Answer: Shintoism 17. Who ruled Japan during feudal times (i.e., in the 17th-19th century) ? Samurais
Presidents
Prime Ministers
Shoguns
Answer: Shoguns
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