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50UtterlyUnexpectedFacts
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WeatBrightSidesharewithyou50curiousfactsabouttheLandoftheRisingSun.
1.InJapan,itsusuallywomenwhoshowtheiraffectionandgivegiftstomen
onValentinesDay.Thistraditionallowsgirlstoexpresstheirfeelings,andtheydont (/inspirationhealth/aparisiandoctor
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3.Fishandmeatareverycheapinthiscountry.However,fruitisveryexpensive.Anapple
usuallycosts$2,whileabunchofbananascanbepurchasedforabout$5.Themost
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expensivefruitismelon:inTokyo,itwillcostaround$200.
4.ColonelSandersisoneofthemajorsymbolsofChristmasinJapan,justasCocaCola
isintheUnitedStates.OnChristmasEve,theJapanesegotoKFCandeatalarge
portionofchickenwings.SincethevastmajorityofJapanesepeopleareeither
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5.Pornographyissoldabsolutelyeverywhere,andeverycombini(grocerystore)has
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6.PeopleinJapaneatdolphins.TheJapaneseusethemtopreparesoups,kushiyaki"
(skeweredchicken),oreveneatthemuncooked.Dolphinmeatisquitetastyandhas
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auniquetastethatdoesntresemblethatoffish.
7.Japanhasfemaleonlycarriagesonitsmetrosystem.Thesearemostlyusedduringthe
morningrushhoursothatwomencanridewithasenseofsecurity.AlotofJapanese
menpracticevoyeurism,sotouchingorgropingwomenoncrowdedsubwaytrains
isacommonthinghere.However,thiscountryhasoneofthelowestratesofrapeinthe
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8.InJapan,everyoneknowsthatHelloKittywascreatedinEngland.
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9.TheJapaneseneverleaveworkontime.Employeesusuallywaituntiltheirbosslets
themgohomeorleaveonlyaftertheiremployerhasleft.SincetheexecutivesinJapan
usuallystayatworkforthreeorfourextrahours,theirsubordinatesoftenhavetowork
lateintothenighttoo.Leavingworkontime(evenifyouhaveagoodreasonforit)
isenoughtoinviteaccusationsofdisloyaltytothecompany.
10.TheschoolyearbeginsonApril1andisdividedintotrimesters. (/article/thesebrilliantlycreativevisual
puzzleswilltestyourattentiontodetail
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11.SchoolgirlsinJapanarenotallowedtoweartightsevenincoldweather.Kneehigh TheseBrilliantlyCreativeVisual
PuzzlesWillTestYourAttention
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12.InJapan,itsabsolutelynormaltoseeawomanonthestreetwearing 15DadsWhoWereTotallyAgainst
askirtsoshortthatitrevealsherunderwearorapartofherbuttocks. HavingThatDamnDoginthe
However,dressesortopswithadeepnecklineareconsideredvulgar. House(/wonderanimals/15dadswho
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13.TheconceptofhonorisveryimportanttoJapanesepeople.FormerPrimeMinister
YukioHatoyamaresignedbecausehecouldntfulfillhispreelectionpromises.Thetwo
ministersthatprecededhimhadalsobehavedthesameway.
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14.Japanistheonlycountryintheworldwhereaoneminutethresholdisconsideredthe
criterionofbeinglate.Theonlyreasonforthedelayofatrainisasuicideunderits
wheels.
15.Japanhasoneofthehighestsuicideratesintheworld.Sometimessuicidesare
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16.EventodayinJapan,about30%ofallmarriagesarearrangedbytheparents.This curiosities/the15mostusefulgoogle
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traditioniscalled"Omiai."
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17.InallnortherncitiesofJapan,streetsandsidewalksareheatedinthewinter,sothere
isnoice.However,mostJapanesehomesandapartmentsdontcomewithanyform
ofcentralheating.Mosthomesrelyprimarilyonoilheatersandgasorkerosenestoves.
18.TheJapaneselanguagehastheinterestingwordkaroshithatmeans
deathfromoverwork."Thisdiagnosiscontributestothedeathsofmore
than10,000Japaneseworkerseachyear.
19.InJapan,youcansmokeeverywhereexceptonrailwaystationplatformsandatthe
airports.However,therearenowastebins,andoneisnotallowedtoflickcigaretteash
totheground.ThatswhyeverysmokerinJapancarriesasmallashtraywiththem.
20.Japanisthelastcountryintheworldthatcanbecalledanempire.TheJapanese
imperialdynastywasneverinterrupted.Akihito,thereigningEmperorofJapan,
isadirectdescendantofthefirstEmperorJimmu,whofoundedtheempirein711BC.
21.TheJapaneselovetoeatandlovetotalkaboutfood.Whileeating,itisnecessary
topraisethemeal.Itisconsideredveryimpolitenottosaydeliciousseveraltimes
duringthemeal.
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22.RawhorsemeatisconsideredadelicacyinJapan.Itiscalledbasashiandissliced
thinlyandeatenraw.
23.TheJapaneselanguageusesthreedifferentsystemsforwriting:hiragana(syllabic
systemforwritingJapanesewords),katakana(analphabetusedtowritenonJapanese
borrowedwords),andkanji(hieroglyphicwriting).
24.TherearenoforeignworkersinJapan.AccordingtoJapaneselaw,the
minimumwageforforeignworkersishigherthantheaveragesalary
ofaJapanesecitizen.Thatswhycompaniesinthiscountryaremorelikely
tohireaJapanesecitizenthananimmigrant.
25.AlmostallrailwaysinJapanareprivate.Theonlyexceptionsaretheshinkansen:high
speedtrainsconnectingthebigcitiesofJapan.
26.MountFujiyamaistheprivatepropertyofTheFujisanHongSengenTaishashrine.
TakedaShingendonatedtheterritoryonMountFujitothistemplebackin1609.
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27.TheJapaneselanguagehasseveraldegreesofcourtesy:conversational,respectful,
polite,andverypolite.Womensspeechusuallycontainsmorerespectfulformsthan
mens.
28.TheJapanesehavenomonthnames.Instead,monthsarenamedwithsequential
numbers.Forexample,Septemberiskugatsu,whichmeanstheninthmonth.
29.EthnicJapanesemakeup98.4%ofthetotalpopulationofJapan.
30.InJapan,prisonersdonothavetherighttovoteinelections.
31.IfaJapanesepersondoesnotwanttoassistyouwithsomething,theywill
neversayno.Insteadtheywillassureyouthattheywillthinkoverthe
waystohelporthatyourproblemneedssometimetocheck.However,you
willnevergetananswer.
32.Tokyoisthesafestcityintheworld.Sixyearoldscantravelonpublictransport
ontheirown.
33.ThenintharticleoftheJapaneseConstitutionrenounceswarandprohibitsJapanfrom
establishingitsownmilitaryforces.
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34.TherearenolandfillsinJapanbecauseallgarbageisrecycled.Garbageisclassifiedinto
fourtypes:combustibletrash,incombustibletrash,glasscontainers,andrecyclable
waste.
35.Therearenodustbinsonthestreets,onlyspecialcontainersforcollectingbottles.
36.PublicpensionsinJapanareverylow,andthereisnoobligatorypensioninsurance.
EveryJapanesepersonhastotakecareoftheiroldagebythemselves.
37.Menarealwaysservedfirst.Inrestaurants,menareusuallyfirsttoordertheirmeals,
andinstores,shopassistantsnormallygreetmenfirst.
38.AlltoiletsinJapanareequippedwithheatedseatsandatleastten
additionalbuttons.Moreover,mostJapanesepublicrestroomshavewater (#)
flushingsoundmachinestomaskanyembarrassingsounds.
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39.LeavingtipsisnotacommonpracticeinJapan.Itisbelievedthataslongasthe
customerpaystheactualpricefortheservice,theytreatthesellerasanequal.Ifyou
doattempttotipsomeone,itcanbeconsideredrude.
40.TheageofconsentinJapanis13yearsold.Itistheminimumageatwhich
anindividualisconsideredlegallyoldenoughtoconsenttoparticipation
insexualactivity.
41.InJapanese,thenotionsofbeingwrongandbeingdifferentareexpressedbythe
sameword:chigau.
42.AllJapanesecellphonescomewithabuiltinemergencynotificationalert.When
adisasterhappens,thephonewillbeeploudly(evenifthesoundisturnedoff),and
everypersonwillreceiveanemergencymessagewarningthemofthedangerandgiving
theminstructionsonhowtoact.
43.CapitalpunishmentisalegalpenaltyinJapan.Threeinmateswereexecutedlastyear,
whilesevenpeopleweregiventhedeathpenalty.
44.Smallcircularorsquaresealscalledhanko"areusedinstead
ofasignatureonmanydocumentsinJapan.EachJapanesepersonhas
suchaseal,anditisusedmanytimesduringtheday.Youcanbuysuch
asealinanyshop.
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45.InJapan,itisimpolitetoopenapresentinthepresenceofthepersonwhohasgivenit.
Youshouldsaythankyouforthegiftandopenitonlyaftertheguestshaveleft.
46.TheJapanesebelievethateverypersonshouldbeabletohidetheirsufferingbehind
amaskofsmilesandhappiness.
47.Japanhasthethirdlongestlifeexpectancyintheworldwithmenlivingto81yearsand
womenlivingtoalmost88years.
48.PropertyrightsinJapanarehighlyrespected.Therearedozensofcompanieswithmore
thanathousandyearhistory.Forexample,HoushiRyokanhotelhasbeeninbusiness
since718,andthesamefamilyhasrunitfor46generations.
49.TwothirdsofJapansterritoryiscoveredwithforests.However,theJapanese
governmenthasbannedtheuseofthecountrysownwoodforcommercialpurposes.
SoJapanconsumesabout40%ofallwoodharvestedfromtropicalforests.
50.TheJapaneselanguagehasthousandsofborrowedforeignwords,knownasgairaigo.
Thesewordsareoftentruncated,e.g.personalcomputer=pasokon."
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