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