Japan facts

Japan is a major country located in the continent of Asia. This country is made up of four large and many small islands. These islands are located on the eastern coast of Asia i.e. the Pacific Ocean. Its immediate neighbors are China, Korea and Russia. The Japanese call their country 'Nippon', which means 'sun drain'.  The capital of Japan is Tokyo and its other major metros are Yokohama, Osaka and Kyoto. Japan has about 6852 islands but only 340 islands are larger than 1 square kilometer . Of its four islands, only 97% cover the area while the remaining 6849 islands cover only 3%.

• 70% of Japan is mountainous and has 200 volcanoes.
• Tsirojima Island of Japan is called 'Cat Island'.  The number of people in it is 100 while the number of cats is around 400. Dogs are not allowed on this island.
• The new year is welcomed in Japan by ringing 108 bells at the temple on 1 January.
• 'Fugu' is one of the popular dishes of Japan. It is a poisonous fish dish which is very tasty. Only licensed chefs can make it and taste it before selling it to customers whether it is poisonous or not. To get a license of Fugu, it is necessary to take 7 to 11 years of training.
• Children do not have to take any tests until the age of 10 in Japan.
• The people of Japan are the most educated people. The literacy rate here is 100%. Here newspapers and news channels do not publish news on accidents, politics, debate, film spices etc. like India. Here only modern information and necessary news are published in newspapers.
• A vending machine is a machine in which noodles, eggs, bananas, etc. come out of the coin. You will find these machines everywhere when you are in Japan.
• Japan is the only country not to grant citizenship to Muslims. Arabic or any other Islamic language is not taught in any university in Japan.
• The earthquake on 11 March 2011 in Japan is the largest known earthquake to date. Japan has about 1500 earthquakes every year, that is four every day.
• The Japanese have more than 20 ways to say "sorry".
• Japan has the lowest murder rate. Here only one is killed behind 2,00,000 lakh people.
• Japan is the only country in the world to have suffered an atomic bomb attack. As you know, on 6 and 9 August 1945, the US threw atoms on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
• The Japanese are punctual. Here, trains do not lie more than 10 seconds.
• 20% of the books published in Japan are comic books.
• Cleanliness is very much taken care of here.  Every Japanese citizen who keeps a dog keeps a special bag with him, while collecting it, in which he collects the stool of the dog.
• Japan produces the largest number of cartoon shows, earning 60% market share worldwide in this business.
• The Doraemon cartoon show is made in Japan only. We want only the Hindi version of it.
• According to the Japanese, black cats are lucky for them.
• Wrapping any gift in Japan is considered rude.
• There are about 19 countries, including Sweden, Switzerland and Japan, which have imposed negative interest on deposits in banks since 2012. That is, on depositing money in the bank, the depositor has to pay a charge according to the rate of interest. This was done to increase the demand in the market.
• Japan was the first country to go into recession due to China's Karona virus epidemic.
• Students and teachers in Japan clean the classroom together.
• Japan is the largest buyer of Amazon rainforest wood.
• Despite being surrounded by sea from all parts of Japan, 27% of the fish are imported from other countries.
• The average age of people of Japan is the highest in the world - 82 years. There are 50,000 people living above 100 years of age in this country.
• Sumo is the most popular sport in Japan. Apart from this, baseball is also very popular here.
• There are about 19 Nobel Prize winners from Japan.
• The world's smallest escalator is in Japan.
• Police shoot those who drive at a higher speed than appropriate.
• In Japan, some people are hired for the purpose of pushing the public on the train. This is because there is a very large population.
• Eating while walking is considered rude in Japan.
• Japan has only 4% unemployment.At least 60% of animated shows are performed in Japan.
• 98% of people in Japan adopt men, so that their family business can grow.
• The number of suicides in Japan is very high.
• Japan's Sookiji Fish Market is the largest fish market in the world.
• Japan is called Nippon in Japanese.
• Fuji Mountain is the highest mountain in Japan.
• Japan is called an industrial nation.
• People here are at least 83 years old.
• Honshu, Hokkaidu, Kyushu and Shikoku are the four main islands of Japan.
• Japan's population ranks tenth in the world.
• Tokyo is the capital of Japan.  It is also the largest city in Dunia.
• People in Japan like to drink green tea.
• On March 11, 2011, a nuclear emergency was ordered in Japan.
• Japan's New Maglev Bulut Train is the fastest train in the world.
• Education is compulsory for children up to nine years old. Yet 98% of children older than nine go to school.
• Only 2% of people in Japan come from outside, ie from other countries.
• Japanese families have only one drinking water and bathing water.
• Paper is used less in Japan and more for cosmetic printing in Japan.
• A Japanese company named Toyota ranks third in the world for its work.
• In Japan in 2005, the death toll was higher than the birth count.
• Rice is also eaten at breakfast in Japan.
• The drink is a favorite of many people in Japan, and it is ordered in large quantities from a city called Jamaica.
• In Japan, at least 50,000 people are over 100 years old.
• 90% of mobile phones in Japan are water-proof.  This is because the younger generation there prefers to use the phone even while bathing.
• Cleaning classrooms is a teacher and student job in Japan.
• More than 2000 people committed suicide by jumping into a volcano called Mihara Parbat.
• People of Japan can apologize to anyone in 20 ways.
• Japan's capital Tokyo is the second most expensive city in the world.
• Kimigayo is the national anthem of Japan. It is the shortest national anthem in the world.
• In Japan, sniffing your nose in a public place is considered inappropriate.
• The height of the males is about 171.4 cm.
• Japan's national colors are red and white.
• People here drive on their left side.
• Religion is not given much importance in Japan.
• People here eat the most fish along with rice.
• Cherry Blossom is the national flower of Japan.
• Haiku is a type of poem, introduced in Japan. This poem is of the smallest type.
• Many years ago, women in Japan blackened their teeth because they believed that white teeth looked ugly. This process was called Ohgro.
• Gold is allowed while working in an office in Japan. It is considered a proof of hard work.
• When the people of Japan meet each other, they bow to each other, rather than shake hands. The less they bend, the more respect they want to show.
• Raw horse meat is a favorite food of the people of Japan.
• Eating noodles slurp is not considered inappropriate. This cools the noodles, and by the way, the diet is a sign of being delicious.
• The green traffic light in Japan is called Shingo, which means blue.
• Tearing your wrapping paper out of any gift in Japan is considered very distasteful.
• When a Japanese man returned safely after the Titanic crash, others in Japan started calling him a coward, as he had not died while traveling in a ship with others.
• Japan is said to be a very safe place. If we put our purse in such a public place, then even after an hour it stays there, without putting anyone's hand.
• Japanese farmers grow square-sized watermelons so that they can keep them well and properly.
• Here the letter 'R' is often referred to as 'D'.
• In Japan, there is a train which, due to magnetism, starts flying a little higher than the tracks of the rail.

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