In a book on this country's Agrarian Origins, Thomas Smith argued that its aristocracy was not abolished because it was revolutionary, as exemplified by activists called "men of spirit." The book Outline of a Theory of Civilization argues against the uniqueness of a notion from this country translated as "national character," a notion which later evolved to emphasize racial affinity in the 1920s. The John Whitney Hall Prize is named for a scholar of this country, study of whose classics was emphasized by the "national study" movement. (*) Iris Chang is best known for studying actions committed by this country whose omission from school textbooks is often protested by teachers. For 10 points, name this nation studied extensively by an anthropologist from the Office 
In a book on this country's Agrarian Origins, Thomas Smith argued that its aristocracy was not abolished because it was revolutionary, as exemplified by activists called "men of spirit." The book Outline of a Theory of Civilization argues against the uniqueness of a notion from this country translated as "national character," a notion which later evolved to emphasize racial affinity in the 1920s. The John Whitney Hall Prize is named for a scholar of this country, study of whose classics was emphasized by the "national study" movement. (*) Iris Chang is best known for studying actions committed by this country whose omission from school textbooks is often protested by teachers. For 10 points, name this nation studied extensively by an anthropologist from the Office of War Information during World War II, during which it exploited comfort women.
In a book on this country's Agrarian Origins, Thomas Smith argued that its aristocracy was not abolished because it was revolutionary, as exemplified by activists called "men of spirit.
Japan [or Nihon-koku; or Nippon-koku]