i came from japan to teach high school over 10 years ago.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Japan ( \"Nippon\" or \"Nihon\" ; formally \"\" or \"Nihon-koku\", meaning \"State of Japan\") is a sovereign island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies off the eastern coast of the Asian mainland and stretches from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and China in the southwest. The kanji, or Sino-Japanese characters, that make up Japan's name mean \"sun origin\", and it is often called the \"Land of the Rising Sun\". Japan is a stratovolcanic archipelago consisting of about 6,852 islands. The four largest are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku, which make up about ninety-seven percent of Japan's land area and often are referred to as home islands. The country is divided into 47 prefectures in eight regions, with Hokkaido being the northernmost prefecture and Okinawa being the southernmost one. The population of 127\u00a0million is the world's tenth largest. Japanese people make up 98.5% of Japan's total population. About 9.1 million people live in Tokyo, the capital of Japan. Archaeological research indicates that Japan was inhabited as early as the Upper Paleolithic period. The first written mention of Japan is in Chinese history texts from the 1st century AD.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I'd love to go to Japan one day, it seems so cool."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Ah - the \"Land of the Rising Sun\".  Japan has four large islands, which ones would you like to visit the most?"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Hm I think I'd like to visit Kyushu, what are the other three islands?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The other three islands are Honshu, Hokkaido and Shikoku.  Those four islands make up about 97% of Japan's land area.  What would you like to do Japan?"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I'd like to just walk around and take in a new environment and atmosphere and see what it was like. I'd like to see Tokyo specifically."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Tokyo is Japan's capital city.  I really like Japan's anime culture.  I think they are so creative with Pokemon and Gundam culture."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yes it's also a very well loved aspect of Japan by many. I think the 2020 Olympics will bring a lot of attention to Tokyo, even more than it normally gets."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I agree - It will be a very busy July 24 to August 9, 2020 in Tokyo.  I really enjoyed the closing ceremony in the last Olympics where they introduced Japan as the host city.  The use of Pokemon and Mario really highlighted their culture."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I didn't see that, but it sounds exciting. I'm also excited for the release of a new Japanese classic, Super Smash Brothers."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Ah yes - The series of crossover fighting games created by Nintendo.  I think it's such a smart idea to incorporate all of the fan favorite characters into one game.  It's very popular in Japan!  I believe it's considered an e-sport now."}]