U n k n o w n facts about rising country
- There are vending machines in Japan that dispense beer
- A musk melon (similar to a cantaloupe) can sell for over 31,473 yen ($300.00).
- Unemployment rate is less than 4 % in Japan
- There are 127 million people living in the Japan.
- There are over 200 volcanoes in Japan
- There are more than 1,600 temples in Kyoto.
- . The fortune cookie dates back to Kyoto, Japan during the 19th century.
- Tokyo is the 2nd most expensive city to live in the world. Although it is a bit pricey this city is made famous by their popular skyscrapers and busy city feel.
- . Japanese Sake is made from fermented rice, and usually served warm
- The Japanese movie The Hidden Fortress was the basis for Star Wars Episode
- In Japan, snowmen are made of two large snowballs, not three.
- Japan is nicknamed the “Land of the Rising Sun”.
- There are 6,800 island in Japan
- Japan is the world’s largest consumer of Amazon rain forest timber.
- literacy rate is almost 100%.in Japan
- There is almost no immigration in Japan. The population is 98% ethnic Japanese.
- Japan imports about 85% of Jamaica’s total coffee production.
- After US and China.Japan has largest economy
- . In Japanese, karaoke means “empty orchestra.”
- Tsukiji Market in Tokyo is the world’s largest fish market and the majority of fish in the world go through here.
- Japanese people live an average of 4 years longer than Americans.
- Over 1,500 earthquakes occures in Japan each year
- Japan has been inhabited since 30,000 B.C.
- Japan has produced 18 Nobel Prize winners.
- Japan has the second-lowest homicide rate in the world. The homicide rate is .50 per 100,000 people.
- . A very popular food in Japan is raw horse meat.
- . Many Japanese companies have morning exercise sessions for
their workers. - . Raised floors in Japanese houses indicate when to take off your shoes.
- Japan has cafes where people can play with puppies and kittens.
- Japan boasts the longest reigning monarchy in the world.
- 23% of the Japanese population is over the age of 65.
- Animated Japanese films and television shows (i.e. Anime) account for 60% of the world’s animation.
- There are close to 130 voice-acting schools for Anime voices.
- . Mount Everest’s oldest climber is Japanese – Mr. Yuichiro Miura was 70 when he reached the summit, and 75 when he made the climb a second time.
- Japan’s Haiku poetry is the shortest in the world, consisting of only three lines.
- . Under Japanese law, Kobe beef can only come from Hyogo Prefecture.
- . The Japanese constitution includes an article completely renouncing war and aggression.
- Restaurants give you moist towels before your meal, as well as green tea.
- . Japan is the only country in the world that has had atomic weapons used against it.
- Contrary to popular belief, true Kobe beef is only found in Japan due to tight controls and restrictions.
- . The only foreign language taught and mandated in Japanese schools is English.
- It is considered inappropriate to blow your nose in public.
- The world’s most expensive tuna was sold in Japan for $735,000 USD.