1.In Japanese, the name “Japan” is Nihon or Nippon, which means “Land of the Rising Sun.” It was once believed that Japan was the first country to see the sun rise in the East in the morning.
2.Japan has the third longest life expectancy in the world with men living to 81 years old and women living to almost 88 years old. The Japanese live on average four years longer than Americans.
3.Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku are four main islands of Japan. The total number of islands in the country is 6852.
4.In Japan, black cats are considered good luck charms or omens of good luck.
5.Japan is the largest automobile producer in the world, and the Japanese company Toyota is the third largest automaker in the world.
6.The Japanese have more pets than children.
7.Japan has a ‘suicide forest’. Called ‘the perfect place to die’.
8.They use more paper for comics than for toilet paper in Japan.
9.Geisha means “person of the arts” and the first geisha were actually men.
10.In Japan, schools do not depend on janitors for cleanliness. Instead, students roll up their sleeves and clean every single part of their school, including the toilets.
11.The Japanese eat more fish than any other people in the world, about 17 million tons per year. Japan is the world’s largest importer of seafood, with shrimp comprising about one third of the total, about four million tons a year.
12.Cherry blossoms (sakura) are Japan's national flower.
13.When Japanese people meet, they traditionally bow instead of shake hands, and the lowest bow shows the deepest respect.
14.Vending machines in Japan sell beer, hot and cold canned coffee, cigarettes, and other items.
15.On average there are around 1,500 earthquakes every year in Japan.
16.The Japanese avoid the number four (shi) because it sounds the same as the word for death.
17.In Japan is a Cat Cafe where you can go to drink coffee and hang out with cats for hours.
18.Sumo is Japan's national sport, although baseball is also very popular.
19.Most toilets in Japan have a built-in bidet system for spraying your backside. These are known as washlets and are now the norm in homes and nicer restrooms. However, in some train stations and other public restrooms you may still find the traditional Japanese "floor toilet".
20..The green traffic light in Japan is called (青)"ao"-“blue".
21.More than 70% of Japan consists of mountains, including more than 200 volcanoes.
22.Mt. Fuji, the tallest mountain in Japan, is an active volcano.
23.Sometimes the trains are so crowded railway staff are employed to cram passengers inside.
24.Unfortunately, the suicide rate is very high in this country.
25.The worlds shortest escalator is in Japan. And yes, it is used as well.
Julia Pieczonka 8H
2.Japan has the third longest life expectancy in the world with men living to 81 years old and women living to almost 88 years old. The Japanese live on average four years longer than Americans.
Misao Okawa died at 117 at was the oldest person in the world.
4.In Japan, black cats are considered good luck charms or omens of good luck.
5.Japan is the largest automobile producer in the world, and the Japanese company Toyota is the third largest automaker in the world.
the company was founded by by Kiichiro Toyoda in 1937
6.The Japanese have more pets than children.
7.Japan has a ‘suicide forest’. Called ‘the perfect place to die’.
8.They use more paper for comics than for toilet paper in Japan.
9.Geisha means “person of the arts” and the first geisha were actually men.
10.In Japan, schools do not depend on janitors for cleanliness. Instead, students roll up their sleeves and clean every single part of their school, including the toilets.
11.The Japanese eat more fish than any other people in the world, about 17 million tons per year. Japan is the world’s largest importer of seafood, with shrimp comprising about one third of the total, about four million tons a year.
12.Cherry blossoms (sakura) are Japan's national flower.
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13.When Japanese people meet, they traditionally bow instead of shake hands, and the lowest bow shows the deepest respect.
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| https://www.tofugu.com/japan/bowing-in-japan/ |
14.Vending machines in Japan sell beer, hot and cold canned coffee, cigarettes, and other items.
15.On average there are around 1,500 earthquakes every year in Japan.
16.The Japanese avoid the number four (shi) because it sounds the same as the word for death.
17.In Japan is a Cat Cafe where you can go to drink coffee and hang out with cats for hours.
18.Sumo is Japan's national sport, although baseball is also very popular.
19.Most toilets in Japan have a built-in bidet system for spraying your backside. These are known as washlets and are now the norm in homes and nicer restrooms. However, in some train stations and other public restrooms you may still find the traditional Japanese "floor toilet".
20..The green traffic light in Japan is called (青)"ao"-“blue".
21.More than 70% of Japan consists of mountains, including more than 200 volcanoes.
22.Mt. Fuji, the tallest mountain in Japan, is an active volcano.
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| https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e6901.html |
23.Sometimes the trains are so crowded railway staff are employed to cram passengers inside.
24.Unfortunately, the suicide rate is very high in this country.
25.The worlds shortest escalator is in Japan. And yes, it is used as well.
Julia Pieczonka 8H
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