..........................................INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT JAPAAN

The Japanese Prime Minister is elected by the legislature, not the people

Legend says that the Japanese monarchy began in the 7th Century BC

In Japan they eat squid, octopus, eel, all fish, crabs, prawns, etc…

A traditional Japanese breakfast consists of rice topped with natto (fermented soy beans)

The Japanese say that the Chinese will eat anything

Japan is 70% mountains

Japan is made up of over 6000 islands

Kris and Jessica live in Japan

There are wild monkeys in Japan

In Japan, a night at the movies will cost you $18 per person

In Japan many people wear uniforms i.e. bank tellers, grocery store clerks, postal workers…

In Japan, most people say that they are Buddhist, but don’t believe in the Buddha

Aspiring young Japanese musicians play on street corners and in subway stations hoping to get discovered

The “WALK” lights on Japanese street corners make a chirping sound so that the blind can know when to cross the street

Japanese subways are very clean and safe

In Japan they drive on the left side

In Japan you get really good (annoying???) service when shopping

Japanese department stores are usually multiple stories, with a grocery store on the bottom, clothes and bedding in the middle, and restaurants on the top

Japanese pizza has mayonnaise, corn, and seaweed on it

Japanese salad has corn in it

The Japanese think that Americans eat corn and potatoes every day

Fruit is very expensive in Japan

Watermelons in Japan can cost up to $100

Peaches are $2.00 a piece

There are Japanese people in Japan

The second highest population is Chinese, followed by Korean, Brazilian, Peruvian…

There are very few public trashcans in Japan

A traditional Japanese toilet looks like a urinal lying on the floor
In Japan, they know more about Chinese food than Americans do

In Japan even local calls are charged by the minute

Golden Retrievers are the most popular pet

The Japanese use four different writing systems

In Japanese, the word for “wrong” and “different” are the same

American shows shown in Japan are: Ally McBeal, Dharma and Greg, Beverly Hills 90210, Full House, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Boy Meets World, Animal Rescue Kids

Everyone hangs their clothes outside to dry

Japan is the world’s largest consumer of tropical rainforest timber

Japan has 28 National Parks and 55 Quasi-National Parks

Japan is divided into nine large regions and further divided into 47 smaller prefectures

Japan has the seventh largest population in the world

You can catch a train to and from Nagoya every 15 minutes

You can catch a subway train every three minutes in Nagoya

The Shinkansen (bullet train) passes Kris and Jessica’s house every fifteen minutes

The Japanese know more about American politics than Americans do

Popular Japanese bands are: Glay, Smap, Hana Hana, Shingo Mama, The Yellow Monkey, Luna Sea, Whiteberry, Arc~en~Ceil, Da Pump, Kinki Kids, etc…

Popular Japanese music is terrible

In Japan you can buy canned coffee, hot or cold, in vending machines

In Japan, Pert shampoo is called Rejoy

In Japan, 20 capsules of cold medicine cost $15

Because Japan has a socialized medical system, if you get the tiniest bit sick people think you should go to the doctor so you can get your medicine for free instead of paying $15 for cold medicine

Kyoto and Nara were consciously spared from bombing during World War 2 because of the cultural significance of their architecture and way of life

In Japan, Ally Mc Beal is called “Ally My Love” because McBeal when said in a Japanese dialect sounds like McBeer

Junior High and High School students wear uniforms

Elementary school students wear yellow caps

In Japan, the teachers move from class to class and the students stay in one room

At McDonalds the hamburgers are the same size as in America, but the drink sizes are one size smaller

“McDonalds” in a Japanese dialect sounds lilke “Ma-ku-do-na-ru-do”

Japanese is hard (Nihongo wa muzukashi des)

In Japan it is not uncommon to see women wearing platform shoes that are 4 to 6 inches high

Instead of “Ohayo Gozaimasu” (good morning), Japanese youngsters often say “Oha!”

Christianity comprises less than 10% of the Japanese population

Normal Japanese kitchens don’t have ovens

The bathroom is not where the toilet is found in a Japanese home

In Japan, when you move into an apartment, you have to bring your own light fixtures

There’s no such thing as central heat and air in Japan

A futon is not what you think it is…

One US dollar is approximately 120 yen

In Japan you eat your soup with chopsticks

Japanese streets are very narrow

Streets in Japan don’t have names

Pokemon is not popular in Japan

Rice cookers are great and easy to use

In Japan, fair skin is regarded as beautiful

Many Japanese women dye their hair brown

Refrigerators in Japan are tiny

There are very few original castles in Japan because of bombing during WW2

Whale is a delicacy

The name “Tokyo” when broken down into kanji means “east” and “capital”

The name “Kyoto” when broken down into kanji means “capital” and “capital”

Noh, a type of Japanese theatre, can be up to eight hours long

In Japanese, languages all end in –go : Nihongo, Eigo, Spango, etc…

In Japanese, citizen terms end in –jin : Nihonjin, Amerikajin, Perujin, etc…

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