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This week, we make a return voyage to Japan, because Justin has written a sequel to his game “The Land of the Rising Pun”! Also on our itinerary are trivia about anime, unusual musical artists, and the Olympics!1:50: Q1 (Music): What is the most distinctive characteristic shared by Japanese music idol Hatsune Miku, as well as Western acts like The Archies and Gorillaz?12:28: Q2 (Times & Places): Name the four primary islands of the Japanese Archipelago. That’s the whole question.21:11: Q3 (Arts & Literature): Not to be confused with the live-action theatrical forms Noh and Kabuki, what is the term for traditional Japanese puppet theater?32:51: Q4 (Everything Else): In Japan’s indigenous religion, Shinto, what is the name of the goddess of the Sun, one of the most important of all of the kami, or gods?41:19: Q5 (Movies & TV): What famous “Studio”, which derives its name from an Italian term for a hot desert wind, was founded by Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, and Toshio Suzuki in 1985?50:14: Q6 (Sports & Games): Three cities in the Land of the Rising Sun have hosted Olympics games, of either the summer or winter variety. Name two of them.Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: [email protected] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/Bore Meets World Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bore-meets-world-a-boy-meets-world-podcast/id1357883583Brain Ladle Productions: http://www.brainladletrivia.com/Miss Information Podcast: https://www.missinfopod.com/Moxie/Your Brain on Facts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-brain-on-facts/id1347915211
