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China or Japan?

Answer which country is responsible for the following innovations.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Chinese_inventions
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Japanese_inventions_and_discoveries
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1. PlayStation
China
Japan
The first Sony PlayStation was invented by Ken Kutaragi
2. Fortune Cookie
China
Japan
Although popular in Western Chinese restaurants, fortune cookies did not originate in China and are in fact rare there. They most likely originated from cookies made by Japanese immigrants to the United States
3. Gun Powder
China
Japan
Evidence of gunpowder's first use in China comes from the Tang dynasty (618–907)
4. Instant Noodles
China
Japan
Instant noodles were Invented by Momofuku Ando, a Taiwanese-Japanese inventor, in 1958
5. Printing
China
Japan
Court eunuch Cai Lun (50 AD – AD 121) invented the pulp papermaking process and established the use of new materials used in making paper
6. Bristle Toothbrush
China
Japan
The Chinese have used the bristle toothbrush since 1498, during the reign of the Hongzhi Emperor
7. General Anesthesia
China
Japan
Japanese surgeon Hanaoka Seishū was the first surgeon in the world who used the general anaesthesia in surgery, in 1804
8. Methamphetamine
China
Japan
Methamphetamine was first synthesized from ephedrine in Japan in 1894 by chemist Nagayoshi Nagai
9. Acupuncture
China
Japan
Acupuncture, the traditional Chinese medicinal practice of inserting needles into specific points of the body for therapeutic purposes and relieving pain, was first mentioned in the Huangdi Neijing compiled from the 3rd to 2nd centuries BC
10. Paper Currency
China
Japan
Paper currency was first developed in China. Its roots were in merchant receipts of deposit during the Tang Dynasty (618–907)
11. Chopsticks
China
Japan
The most ancient archaeological find of a pair of chopsticks, made of bronze, comes from Shang Tomb 1005 at Houjiazhuang, Anyang, dated roughly 1200 BC. By 600 BC
12. Kite
China
Japan
There is written evidence that kites were used as rescue signals when the city of Nanjing was besieged by Hou Jing during the reign of Emperor Wu of Liang (r. 502–549)
13. Karaoke
China
Japan
Karaoke is a Japanese word meaning "empty orchestra"
14. Karate
China
Japan
Karate (空手) is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom of Japan
15. Wooden Coffins
China
Japan
The earliest evidence of wooden coffin remains, dated at 5000 BC, was found in Tomb 4 at Beishouling, Shaanxi
16. Folding Hand Fan
China
Japan
The folding fan was invented in Japan, with dates ranging from the 6th to 9th centuries and later exported to East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the West
17. Incense
China
Japan
The earliest recorded use of incense comes from the Chinese who burned various herbs and plant products
18. Anime
China
Japan
Japanese animation, or anime, today widely popular both in Japan and abroad, began in the early 20th century
19. Rickshaw
China
Japan
The rickshaw was invented in Japan around 1869
20. Dominoes
China
Japan
The oldest confirmed written mention of dominoes in China comes from the Former Events in Wulin (i.e. the capital Hangzhou) written by the Yuan Dynasty
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