Weird Facts
By Sabrina Murray
- 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.
