I am extremely interested in the history of Japan.  Do you know anything about Japan? Have you ever been there or want to visit in the future?
I know the first people were more than likely from prehistoric times.
Cool. I am also interested in prehistory.  Would you say they were first there in the Paleolithic, Mesozoic, or neolithic era?  Where did they come from before they were in Japan?
I would say the Paleolithic era since tools were first used and humans kinda sprang up during this time.
Ok, I can accept that answer.  So the first Japanese were probably hunter gatherers who moved from place to place in search of food.  I guess they found rice there. Is rice native to Japan?
I am really not sure but I know its the most important grain for nutrition and for calories and that over 20 percent of calories come from rice so I know rice is very important to Japan.
One more question. Since they moved to Japan, and Japan is an island, they must have had boats or rafts.  Do you believe that cave men in the Paleolithic era had this technology? Sorry to be so inquisitive, but this topic is interesting and you seem knowledgeable.
I am not really sure but since Japan has been an island since humans were there I would assume so.
Yes, it seems self evident, doesn't it.  So would you ever take a vacation to Japan, or is the cultural and linguistic divide too great?  I am assuming here that you don't speak Japanese .
I would love to go to Japan and no the divide isn't too great for me especially since everyone had to learn how to speak one language or another.  All speech uses tongue, lips and vocal organs.