Japan

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Across
  1. 2. noodles made from buckwheat
  2. 7. overtook General motors as the world no.1 car manufacturer
  3. 10. there are over 6,500 with Honshu the biggest
  4. 11. contains hot volcanic water
  5. 12. over 70% of Japan is made up of them
  6. 14. means tidal wave and is now in the English dictionary
  7. 16. blooms in spring
  8. 17. the religion originating in Japan
  9. 18. on its arrival Perry forced Japan to open for trade
  10. 20. hosted the 1972 olympics and is the name of a beer
Down
  1. 1. a former capital
  2. 3. a highly poisonous cuisine
  3. 4. people like to do this in discos but is illegal late at night in Japan
  4. 5. Issei is the most important
  5. 6. there are about 1500 of these every year
  6. 8. in summer the weather is very hot and.. (not dry)
  7. 9. the world's largest fish market
  8. 13. about 24 billion pairs are used every year
  9. 15. so popular, more paper is used to make this than is used to make toilet roll
  10. 19. the national sport