Statistics for 25 Famous People from Japan

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Artist who was married to English singer-songwriter John Lennon	Yoko Ono	79%
Longest-reigning emperor (1926-1989) who supported the Axis Powers during WWII	Hirohito	77%
Film director whose famous movies are Ikiru, Seven Samurai and Yojimbo	Akira Kurosawa	56%
Female tennis player and first Asian player to hold the top ranking in singles	Naomi Osaka	56%
Emperor who abdicated the throne in 2019	Akihito	48%
Emperor of Japan since 2019	Naruhito	40%
Marshal Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II	Isoroku Yamamoto	38%
Manga artist and one of the most prominent filmmakers in the history of animated films	Hayao Miyazaki	35%
Baseball player who played as an outfielder in top-level professional leagues	Ichiro Suzuki	35%
16th-century leader of the Sengoku period known as the “Great Unifier" of Japan	Oda Nobunaga	35%
Novelist and author of Norwegian Wood and Kafka on the Shore	Haruki Murakami	33%
Male tennis player who was ranked inside the top 5 in singles	Kei Nishikori	33%
Founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan	Tokugawa Ieyasu	27%
Asian Footballer of the Year in 1997 and 1998 who played for Roma and Parma	Hidetoshi Nakata	25%
Actor recognized by global audience for his roles in The Last Samurai and Godzilla	Ken Watanabe	25%
Video game designer and creator of Mario, The Legend of Zelda and Donkey Kong	Shigeru Miyamoto	25%
Actor known for his roles as Mr. Miyagi in The Karate Kid film series	Pat Morita	23%
Basketball player for the Washington Wizards	Rui Hachimura	19%
Actor known internationally for hosting the game show Takeshi's Castle (1986–1990)	Takeshi Kitano	17%
Two time winner of the Indianapolis 500 and former Formula One driver	Takuma Sato	15%
Famous ninja of the Sengoku era, who served the Tokugawa clan as a samurai	Hattori Hanzo	10%
Artistic gymnast who was seven-time Olympic medalist	Kohei Uchimura	10%
Actor and producer who became widely known for starring in NBC's Heroes	Masi Oka	8%
Martial artist who gained popularity as an actor during the 1980s, often playing ninjas	Sho Kosugi	8%
First Japanese actress to be nominated for an Oscars in 50 years, for her role in Babel	Rinko Kikuchi	6%