The first amendment is part of a group referred to as the?

The first amendment is a group of 10 U.S. constitutional amendments known as the Charter of Rights.

Explanation:

This first amendment is one of the original ten provisions of the Charter of Rights  passed on Sep 25, 1789 by Congress and ratified by the U.S. Constitution on Dec 15, 1791.

The first amendment safeguards various Americans fundamental rights Such as expression, press, meetings and petitions. The first amendments are a major part of a western liberal definition of the limited government. Collectively these rights are referred to as "freedom of speech."  

i'd assume india mainly because of how isolated japan was.   plus it is a whole china away.

russia because it is the biggest state