Weird Facts About Japan

Weird Facts

By Sabrina Murray

www.storeonanimeonline.com

• 15 Nobel laureates, 3 Fields medalist and 1 Gauss Prize laureate, originate from Japan.
• Unemployment is less than 4%
• 60% of the Earths animation entertainment resides from Anime.
• The elderly has a 21% population.
• If the trains are really crowded, the staff will tell the employees to cram people inside.
• Mt. Fuji is an active volcano.
• Religion is not a large role in Japans everyday life.
• There is an almost 100% literacy rate.
• Some Japanese people have special bathroom slippers.
• Giving your new landlord a gift of almost two months of rent is often required.
• Has the largest automobile producer.
• Tsukiji is the largest fish market in the world.
• If a floor is raised in a home, it usually means to take off your shoes.
• Up until the late 1800s, Japanese women would blacken their teeth with dye. They did this because white teeth were ugly.
• Karoshi is literally translated as death from overwork.
• Japan has the highest life expectancy.
• Japan will have close to 1500 earthquakes a year.
• The contry with the longest reigning monarchy is Japan.
• They consume the largest portion of imported timber from the Amazon.
• There is a population of 60% smokers in Japan.
• The only foreign language taught in Japanese schools is English.
• You can buy beer, cigarettes, newspapers, and sometimes even girl panties on any corner from a vending machine.
• Firms in Japan are allowed to serve alcohol to their employees after 6pm.
• There are 90 US military bases in Japan.
• Slurping your food is considered a sign of good food to the chef.
• Japan holds the largest industry for sex.
• An article allowing for complete renounce of war or aggression is in the Japanese Constitution.
• Japan holds the largest cafe, massage parlor, restaurant, clubs, and game centers entertainment density.