Okay, for those of you that are interested, here are the answers to the Japanese prefecture quiz.

In other news on Japan, it appears that archaeologists are being granted access to two sacred shrines which the ultra-right fear will shake the foundations of theories surrounding the origins of the Japanese Royal family. While this may not mean anything to those who are not "royal watchers", it could be interesting if they find out that indeed, the imperial family has some connection to Korea and China. Why would I find that interesting? Well, because of the Japanese governments treatment of the so-called Korean community would be called into question. It's common knowledge that there are many who have been born in Japan yet they hold a Korean passport because that's their heritage. It is so difficult for these people to change their citizenship even though they were born in the country. My question is, will they require the emperor and his family to have Korean passports if it's proven they are not "pure" Japanese? Read more about the new limited access to these sites here.

Okay, that's enough Japanophile stuff for today...