The 16th century saw the rise of Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu, who were instrumental in unifying Japan under a centralized government.
The Japan Open, a professional tennis tournament held annually in Tokyo, is one of the oldest and most prestigious tournaments in Asia.
The Japanese language is written using three scripts: kanji (Chinese characters), hiragana, and katakana (both phonetic scripts).
