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  1. 2. The surname (or family name) of the director of such classic Japanese animation films as ‘Spirited Away’ and ‘My Neighbour Totoro’
  2. 3. Many people in Asian countries use these to eat with
  3. 6. Originating in China, these are explosive devices that light up the night sky in beautiful patterns and colours
  4. 7. The great Japanese novelist Natsume Soseki wrote a book called ‘I am a ’ (an animal)
  5. 9. The capital city of China
  6. 12. A 2019 South Korean movie that won the Academy Award for best picture in 2020
  7. 14. If a person follows Buddhism, they are said to be what?
  8. 16. This country, which hosted the 2020 Olympic Games (in 2021), is in East Asia and has 4 major islands
  9. 17. A special type of frypan used to stir-fry food by cooking it quickly at a very high temperature
  10. 18. A fruit that is popular and traditionally eaten in many Middle-Eastern countries
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  1. 1. Both the name of a game that is often used for gambling and a popular novel written by Min Jin Lee
  2. 4. A very large country that also has the largest economy by GDP in Asia and 2nd largest in the world
  3. 5. A place of worship for Muslims
  4. 7. An animal used to transport people across the desert
  5. 8. This country has the largest caves in the world and beautiful natural areas such as Ha Long Bay
  6. 10. The famous Angkor Wat Temple is located in this country
  7. 11. The majority of Indian people have this religion
  8. 13. A very popular traditional food from Japan that typically includes raw fish and other types of seafood
  9. 15. A south-east Asian country which has a king, beautiful beaches, and was once known as Siam
  10. 17. A very popular Chinese novel written in the 16th Century and featuring the Monkey King is ‘Journey to the ’