Japan is a constitutional monarchy where the power of the Emperor is very limited.

As a ceremonial figurehead, he is defined by

the constitution as "the symbol of the state and of the unity of the people". Power is held chiefly by the Prime Minister of Japan and
other elected members of the Diet, while sovereignty is vested in the Japanese people.[44] The Emperor effectively acts as the head of
state on diplomatic occasions. Akihito is the current Emperor of Japan. Naruhito, Crown Prince of Japan, stands as next in line to the
throne.

The highest estimates for the number of Buddhists and Shintoists in Japan is 84–96%, representing a large number of believers in a
syncretism of both religions.[11][133] However, these estimates are based on people with an association with a temple, rather than the
number of people truly following the religion.

More than 99% of the population speaks Japanese as their first language.[115] It is an agglutinative language distinguished by a system
of honorifics reflecting the hierarchical nature of Japanese society, with verb forms and particular vocabulary which indicate the
relative status of speaker and listener.

GEISHA

Geisha, class of professional dancing and singing women of Japan; the word is of Chinese origin and denotes an individual of artistic
accomplishments. It is sometimes erroneously used by Europeans to designate a prostitute. Traditionally, and until recent times, the
geisha began her training at the age of seven and, when sufficiently proficient, was bound by her parents in a contract with an
employer for a term of years.

NINJA/Shinobi

mercenary in feudal Japan: a member of a group of mercenaries in feudal Japan who were trained in stealth and the martial arts
and employed as spies, saboteurs, or assassins

Japanese Fan Dance

Japanese Fan Dance, drama written and performed in Japan from about the 7th century to the present. Throughout this period
Japanese drama evolved a wide variety of genres characterized generally by the fusion of dramatic, musical, and dance elements.
Hara kiri

Hara-Kiri (Japanese, “belly-cutting”), Japanese practice of ceremonious suicide by disembowelment, a method originally restricted
by custom to noblemen and later adopted by all classes. The term is also used to signify any suicide performed for the sake of
personal honor. Hara-kiri originated in feudal Japan, when it was used by samurai, or warrior noblemen, to avoid the dishonor of
capture by their enemies. It later became virtually an indirect method of execution, whereby a noble on receiving a message from
the mikado, or emperor, that his death was essential to imperial welfare, performed hara-kiri.

Samurai

Samurai, warrior class in Japan, or a member of that class. Originally the term was applied to the whole military system of Japan,
both nobles and vassals. By the beginning of the feudal period in the 12th century, however, it denoted the military retainers of a
daimyo, who was a feudal baron under the shogun, or military governor, of Japan.

Cha no yu

The highly structured tea ceremony, in which powdered green tea is prepared for guests in their presence, began to develop in
Japan during the 15th century. At that time the Japanese were seeking to cultivate a more serious appreciation of the articles of art
and craft that they had been importing from China