U n k n o w n facts about rising country

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.