Japan History Quiz 13

Questions

1. The Senkaku Islands dispute has tainted relations with which natoon during the 20th Century?

   1. China
   2. UK
   3. India
   4. Russia

2. Who threatened a declaration of war on Japan in 2004 over the capture of prisoners?

   1. South Korea
   2. India
   3. China
   4. North Korea

3. Who became the first female leader of a political party in Japan?

   1. Takako Doi
   2. Sakaka Loi
   3. Fakako Loi
   4. Jakako Moi

4. Which of these served as Prime Minister of Japan BEFORE the others?

   1. Kujuro Shidehara
   2. Tetsu Katayama
   3. Shigeru Yoshida
   4. Hitoshi Ashida

5. Which of the following was the first Prime Minister of the Showa period?

   1. Keisuke Okada
   2. Inukai Tsuyoshi
   3. Tanaka Glichi
   4. Osachi Hamaguchi

6. Which of the following emperors tried to overthrow shogunal rule?

   1. Emperor Go-Daigo
   2. Emperor Go-Uda
   3. Emperor Go-Nara
   4. Emperor Jimmu

7. Which company developed the first digital audio tape recorder?

   1. Panasonic
   2. Sony
   3. NHK
   4. Kenwood

8. When was the first fully fledged Defence ministry since WW2 created?

   1. 2006
   2. 2003
   3. 2014
   4. 2009

9. When did the Edo period roughly being?

   1. 1603
   2. 1903
   3. 1803
   4. 1703

10. What was the name of the 1852 incident involving the attack of 4 British subjects?

    1. Bamaguya Incident
    2. Yamaygua Incident
    3. Samaguchi Incident
    4. Namaugi Incident

11. What decade resulted in the Showa financial crisis?

    1. 1930s
    2. 1950s
    3. 1940s
    4. 1920s

12. Banri Kaieda led which party in the 2014 General Election?

    1. New Party Nippon
    2. Democratic Party of Japan
    3. Peoples New Party
    4. Social Democratic Party

13. The instant noodle was developed in Japan during which decade?

    1. 1960s
    2. 1980s
    3. 1970s
    4. 1950s

14. The city of Kyoto was ofmerly known as which of the following?

    1. Yodo
    2. Sekigahara
    3. Osaka
    4. Heian-kyo

15. Prime Minister Yohsiro Mori represented which party in 2000?

    1. Liberal
    2. Socliasts
    3. Conservatives
    4. Communists

16. Japan passed its first equal employment legislation in which year?

    1. 1996
    2. 1991
    3. 1999
    4. 1986

17. In what year was the Ainu language first banned in Japan?

    1. 1899
    2. 1865
    3. 1869
    4. 1901

18. In what year did Emperor Sujin assume the throne?

    1. 97 B.
    2. 157 B.
    3. 30 B.
    4. 290 B.

19. In 2011, where was Japan ranked on a list of the worlds largest economies?

    1. 7th
    2. 5th
    3. 3rd

20. How many executives were charged, in 2014, for the Fukushima disaster?

    1. 6
    2. 12
    3. 3
    4. 9

21. For how many years did Emperor Annei rule?

    1. ~32
    2. ~38
    3. ~75
    4. ~21