Japan is a small country, but there are a lot of big and interesting things here. Here is the most expensive amusement park in the world, Disney Sea, four of the ten highest roller coasters. Tokyo has the most developed subway system in the world, the largest railway hub and the largest mixed pedestrian crossing.
80 interesting little known facts about Japan
1. In Japan, on Valentine's Day, they show sympathy and give gifts to girls. I won’t tell you what this tradition is connected with, but today it performs an important social function: it allows girls to say “yes” without waiting for a Japanese man to gain the courage to approach her.
2. In Japan, fish and meat are cheap, but fruits are very expensive. One apple costs two dollars, a bunch of bananas five. The most expensive fruit is a melon, a variety like our "torpedo" will cost two hundred dollars in Tokyo.
3. In Japan, pornography is sold absolutely everywhere. In every combi (grocery store), on the counter with the press, there is always a separate shelf with hentai. In small bookstores, hentai makes up a third of the entire assortment, in large bookstores, 2-3 floors are allocated for pornography.
4. Hentai is allowed to be sold freely to minors.
5. The two most popular sub-genres of hentai are violence and sex with minors.
6. Wrapped in a cover, hentai is calmly read on the subway.
7. The Japan Subway and JR have women-only carriages. They are attached in the morning so that no one harasses the girls during rush hour. The Japanese are voyeurs, and groping girls in crowded trains is something of a national sport.
8. At the same time, Japan has one of the lowest percentages of rapes in the world. Five times less than in Russia. It seemed to me important to note this, after all that I have said above.
9. Most Japanese characters consist of 2-4 syllables, but there are surprising exceptions. For example, the character 砉 reads like “hanetokawatogahanareruoto”, these are thirteen syllables! Describes the sound made when flesh is separated from bone.
10. Another interesting fact about Japan is that the issue of honor still plays a central role in Japan, even in politics. The last prime minister, Yukio Hatoyama, resigned after failing to deliver on a campaign promise (sic!). Two of his predecessors too.
11. Japan is a small country, but there are a lot of big things here. Here is the most expensive amusement park in the world, Disney Sea, four of the ten highest roller coasters. Tokyo has the most developed subway system in the world, the largest railway hub and the largest mixed pedestrian crossing.
12. In Japan, it is customary to sculpt snowmen strictly from two balls, and not three, as in the rest of the world. And then the Japanese excelled.
13. Colonel Sanders is one of the main symbols of Christmas in Japan, like Coca-Cola in the USA. On Christmas Eve, the Japanese like to go to KFC with the whole family and eat a large portion of chicken wings.
14. In Japan, 30% of weddings still occur as a result of matchmaking and お見合い (omiai) arranged by parents.
15. In all the northern cities of Japan, where snow falls in winter, sidewalks and streets are heated. There is no ice, and the snow does not need to be removed. Very comfortably!
16. However, in Japan there is no central heating. Everyone heats the apartment as best they can.
17. In Japanese, there is a word 過労死 (Karoshi) meaning "death by overwork." On average, 10,000 people die each year with this diagnosis. Studio Ghibli director Yoshifumi Kondo, author of my favorite whisper of the heart, died with this diagnosis.
18. Japan has one of the most liberal tobacco laws. You can smoke everywhere except railway platforms and airports.
19. Japan is the last country in the world to formally retain the title of Empire.
20. The Japanese imperial dynasty has never been interrupted. The reigning Emperor Akihito is a direct descendant of the first Emperor Jimmu, who founded Japan in 711 BC.
21. Japan turns 2725 this year.
22. The Japanese are constantly talking about food, and when they eat, they discuss how they like the treat. Having dinner without saying “oishii” (delicious) a few times is very impolite.
23. In general, the Japanese love repetition. When girls do it, it's considered kawaii.
24. The Japanese language uses three types of writing at the same time: Hiragana (syllabic system for writing Japanese words), Katakana (syllabic system for writing borrowed words) and Kanji (hieroglyphic writing). Crazy, yes.
25. An interesting fact about Japan is that there are almost no guest workers in the country. This is achieved by a simple law: the minimum wage for which a foreign worker is allowed to be employed in Japan is higher than the average wage for a Japanese worker. Thus, the way to the country remains open for highly paid specialists, and unskilled visiting labor does not dump the wages of local residents. Solomon's decision.
26. More than half railways private in Japan. Non-state carriers are responsible for 68% of the country's total rail traffic.
27. Hirohito was never removed from power, after the war he led the reformation and ruled until 1989. Hirohito's birthday National holiday and celebrated every April 29th.
28. Mount Fuji is privately owned. In the Shintaist temple of Hongyu Sengen, a donation from 1609 was preserved, with which the Shogun transferred the mountain into the possession of the temple. In 1974, the authenticity of the donation was confirmed Supreme Court Japan, after which he had no other choice but to transfer the mountain to the temple. Because property rights in Japan are inviolable.
29. The Japanese language consists of several levels of politeness: colloquial, respectful, polite, and very polite. Women almost always speak in a respectful form of the language, men in colloquial.
30. Seven percent of the male population of Japan is Hikkikomori. Seven!!!
31. In Japanese, months do not have names, instead they are indicated by serial numbers. For example, September is 九月 (kugatsu), which means "ninth month".
32. Before Japan opened up to the west, the only word to describe romantic affection was 恋 (koi), literally meaning “ irresistible attraction to something unattainable."
33. Japan is a mono-ethnic country, 98.4% of the total population are ethnic Japanese.
35. Dolphins are eaten in Japan. They make soup, cook kushiyaki (Japanese kebab), and even eat it raw. The dolphin has rather tasty meat, with a pronounced taste and completely unlike fish.
36. There are practically no personal pronouns in the Japanese language, and those words that are sometimes used as pronouns have at least one more meaning. In Russian, for example, the pronoun "I" does not mean anything but "I", and in Japanese 私 (vatashi, I) also means "private, personal"; 貴方 (anata, you) - "my master". It is polite to use “anata” only at the first meeting, then it is customary to address the interlocutor by name or position.
37. Tokyo is the safest metropolis in the world. Tokyo is so safe that six-year-olds take public transportation on their own. This is fantasy actually.
38. The Japanese consider the outside world very dangerous and are afraid to travel. So a Japanese woman friend once asked me if it would be too dangerous for her to stop alone in the Kensington Gardens area in London. most dangerous country they consider the USA.
39. The ninth article of the Japanese constitution forbids the country to have its own army and participate in wars.
40. In Japan academic year begins on the first of April and is divided into trimesters. Schoolchildren study from April to July, then September to December and from January to March.
41. There are no garbage cans in Japan, as all garbage is recycled. Waste is divided into four types: glass, incinerable, recyclable and non-incinerable garbage. Each type of waste is taken out on a specific day and it can be thrown away only on strictly allotted dates. There is a large fine for violating the procedure, in my house it is one hundred thousand yen (about a thousand dollars).
42. There are also no trash cans on the streets at all, only special bins for collecting bottles. An illustrative example of what is clean where they do not crap.
43. Japan has very low pensions. The maximum social allowance for distressed old people is 30,000 yen, which is about three hundred dollars. There is also no compulsory pension insurance, it is assumed that every Japanese must take care of his old age himself.
44. Godzilla (Japanese for Gojira) is not an accidental name. It is a portmanteau of the words "Gorilla" and "Kujira" (whale). One can only guess how they interbred so that a reptile turned out.
45. Transport in Japan is very expensive, the cheapest subway ticket will cost 140 yen (50 rubles).
46. In Japan, men are always served first. In a restaurant, a man is the first to place an order, and the drink is brought to him first. In stores, they always greet the man first.
47. Japanese people drive big cars. City cars are impossible to meet even in close Tokyo, but there are a lot of jeeps.
48, In all my time in Japan, I have never seen a toilet without heated seat and less than 10 buttons. I recently discovered that the toilet in my house can make the sound of running water to hide, uh, its own sounds.
49. Everyone in Japan knows that Hello Kitty comes from England.
50. Tipping is strictly not accepted in Japan. It is believed that as long as the client pays the appointed price for the service, he remains on an equal footing with the seller. If the buyer tries to leave extra money, he thereby devalues the service / product provided to him, reducing the equal exchange to handouts.
51. During the year of my life in Japan, I have never encountered manifestations of racism against myself. I think it's very cool.
52. Japan is the best country in the world.
53. Japanese MTV is running the popular series Usavich, a cartoon about two birds with one stone, Putin and Kiriyenko, trying to survive in a police state.
54. The age of consent in Japan is 13.
55. Japan is three times the size of England. The area of Japan is 374,744 km², England 130,410 km².
56. Japan is often cited as an example of an overpopulated country. In fact, Japan's population density is only 360 people per square kilometer. This is less than in England, where there are 383 people per square kilometer.
57. In Japanese, the words “wrong” and “different” are denoted by the same word 違う (chigau).
58. Things have taken root in Japan that seemed to be the future twenty years ago, and today leave a strange retro-futuristic impression. Automatic taxi doors, vending machines selling everything from fruit to soups to used underpants. Fantastically shaped trains and funny fashion. All this is very cool.
59. The Japanese word 御来光 (goraiko) describes the sunrise seen from Mount Fuji. There are many capacious words in Japanese.
60. Hitler admired the integrity of the Japanese nation and called them "honorary Aryans". V South Africa During apartheid, the Japanese were the only ones who were not deprived of their rights, since they were considered “honorary whites”.
61. Japanese phones have a built-in national emergency alert system. When some kind of cataclysm occurs, a loud beep sounds on all phones (even if the sound was turned off) and a message appears explaining what happened and how to behave.
62. There is no looting in Japan. If you type “looting in japan” into Google, you will only find tens of thousands of surprised foreigners who cannot understand why empty houses are not robbed in Japan.
63. The Japanese hardly speak English, but they use a fantastic amount of anglicisms. Alex Case tried to make a list, counted over 5000 words and got tired of continuing (Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) At the same time, their Japanese pronunciation distorts them so much that you can not hope to understand them, or that they will understand you if you pronounce the word with the original accent.
64. Few people know that the words “wata”, “pollock” and “ivashi” are borrowed from Japanese. I think everyone knows about the “tsunami” and “typhoon”.
65. Japanese also has borrowings from Russian. The words イクラ “ikura; caviar” and ノルマ “noruma; norm". There is also a funny expression “ヴ・ナロード” “woo people; to the people”, it was inherited from Alexander II.
66. In Japan there is the death penalty. Eight criminals were executed in Japan last year. The last two executions were attended by the Minister of Justice of Japan.
67. An interesting fact is that Japan has the lowest homicide rate and the lowest violent crime rate per 100,000 population of all countries analyzed. It has the highest average life expectancy in the world.
68. Tokyo has one of the largest gay areas in the world, Shinjuku-Ni-Chome. It has the largest concentration of gay bars in the world.
69. Japanese and Chinese characters are the same. There are regional differences in Chinese characters more and in simplified form they are spelled differently. But knowing Japanese, you can understand the general meaning of Chinese signs.
70. Instead of a signature in Japan, they put a special nominal seal of hanko. Every Japanese has such a seal and it is used many, many times a day. You can also buy it at any store.
71. Japan is the only country in the world where the criterion for a train being late is a minute mark.
72. In Japan, it is considered impolite to open a gift in front of the giver. They thank him for it, after which they set aside to open it in private.
73. The Japanese believe that a person should be able to hide suffering behind a smile. There is even a saying 顔で笑って心で泣く (kao de waratte kokoro de naku; smile while you suffer inside).
74. The Japanese are a nation of very passionate people. If they do something, they strive for complete authenticity. So, in all French bakeries, Japanese inscriptions are duplicated in French. In the Italian gelateria, the ice cream will be signed in Italian, and in the Spanish restaurant, the menu will be in Spanish. In English, however, there will be nothing. Sometimes it seems that for them it is just “another European language”.
75. In Japan, property rights are strictly observed, so there are dozens of companies with more than a thousand years of history. For example, the Hoshi Ryokan Inn has been in continuous operation since 718. It has been run by the same family for 46 generations (sic!).
76. Tanuki - wayward Japanese werewolf animals that bring happiness and prosperity. Their eggs are a traditional symbol of good luck. The canonical happiest tanuki has an egg area of 8 tatami, which is 12 meters. In case of trouble, they bear retribution with them. Studio Ghibli has a wonderful Pom Poko cartoon about them, check it out.
77. Two-thirds of Japan is covered with forests. Japan prohibits commercial logging of its own forests, but it consumes 40% of all timber that is mined in tropical forests.
78. For 10 years, from 1992 to 2002, Japan was the largest donor of international aid in the world. This is by the way to everyone who is now gloating over the Japanese misfortune.
79. When the conductor enters the next car of a high-speed train, he always takes off his hat and bows, and only then begins to check the tickets.
80. In Japan, the third way was successful, which we have been looking for for a long time and will never find. Here is a unique organization of society: on the one hand, a completely Western legal state, on the other hand, an original culture that lives not only by traditions, but is constantly evolving. I don't understand why no one in Russia studies the Japanese experience.
Other interesting facts about japan in this section.
Japan is an amazing country. Many expats who have lived here for decades still cannot understand the Japanese soul, their amazing hard work and sincere love for Russian Cheburashka. In this article, we have collected the most interesting facts about Japan.
1. It is difficult for independent travelers from Russia to get to Japan. To get a visa, you need an invitation from the host country or buy a tour.
2. The population of Japan is 126 million people (for comparison, 146 million live in Russia). Most of the apartments here are very cramped, and our dachas here are considered a real luxury.
3. In restaurants where locals dine, instead of menus, mock-ups with plastic food. You choose your favorite dish and after a while they bring you the real one.
4. In Japan, it is not customary to change jobs. A young specialist chooses a company in which he will work until retirement. Dismissal is considered a great disgrace. As a rule, it doesn’t come to this: you are simply demoted.
5. Coming to work (as well as leaving) on time is considered bad manners. You need to be there at least half an hour before the start of the working day. So foreign employees cannot work in local companies for a long time.
6. Death from overwork is not a turn of phrase, but a diagnosis with which 15,000 people die every year.
7. Almost none in Japanese obscene language. The effect is achieved from the volume and intonation of the spoken word.
8. Levels of politeness (keigo) - a feature of the Japanese language. There is colloquial, respectful (a dialogue between a wife and her husband), polite (a conversation between a cashier in a supermarket and a customer) and very polite (for example, an appeal to a subordinate to a boss). Schools have special keigo courses. Sometimes it comes to the point of absurdity, service workers believe that the longer the phrase, the more polite it sounds, so buying a bun at McDonald's can turn into a fifteen-minute dialogue with the cashier.
9. Japan ranks first in excess work force. For example, there are people who hold road signs. A traffic controller must be assigned to a working traffic light. Four traffic controllers (!) will help the driver enter the parking space. And there is special people, who seek out smokers on city streets and tell them about the dangers of this habit, or employees who make sure that subway passengers do not accidentally enter the escalator being repaired.
10. The Japanese medical mask has become almost an element of the national costume. It is worn by everyone from motorcycle taxi drivers, kiosk vendors to office clerks and fashion students. It's not the city dust, but the fact that the Japanese are very afraid of catching a cold. In Japan, it is not customary to go on sick leave, according to statistics, office workers they do not go to work due to illness for only two (!) days a year.
11. Tokyo is the safest metropolis in the world. Cars are rarely locked here, bicycles are not fastened when they are left overnight, you can forget your purse on the subway, and then someone will take it to the lost and found office. Nobody steals here, so the Japanese rarely look after their belongings. For the same reason, they are in unpleasant situations being abroad.
12. In Japan, you can't just buy a car. To get a special permit to buy it, you need to prove that you have a place to store it.
13. There are no garbage cans in the country. There are only bins along the vending machines and street cafes. All waste must be sorted, for example, there is a container for paper, glass, organic waste, for plastic bottles and a separate one for paper labels from these bottles. There is even a special container for those who are confused about which one you throw out.
14. You can't just throw out the TV. You need to buy a special sticker, stick it on the TV and put it in the place where the scavengers will take out the garbage. Without it, the TV will stand forever.
15. In no country in the world is there such a mass phenomenon as hikikomori (they are sometimes called hikki) - these are people who have abandoned social life. They do not work, sit at home in an isolated room, live off their parents or receive unemployment benefits. 7% of men in Japan are hikikomori.
16. Japanese restrooms have become a real meme. In what other country can you find a toilet with a heated toilet seat and colored lighting, the color of which can be adjusted in any way?
17. It is very difficult for a foreigner to understand local addresses. The house number is cadastral number, so finding the right place is extremely difficult. If a Japanese invites you to visit, he will send you a clear map of directions or meet you at the nearest metro station.
18. Japanese street fashion is a topic for a separate post. We may be shocked great amount clothes and its absurdity, which the Japanese love to wear. In fact, there are a lot of styles here. Living in Japan for a while, you begin to see your aesthetics in it.
Japan is an amazing country. Many expats who have lived here for decades still cannot understand the Japanese soul, their amazing hard work and sincere love for Russian Cheburashka. In this article, we have collected the most interesting facts about Japan.
1. It is difficult for independent travelers from Russia to get to Japan. To get a visa, you need an invitation from the host country or buy a tour.
2. Population of Japan- 126 million people (for comparison, 146 million live in Russia). Most of the apartments here are very cramped, and our dachas here are considered a real luxury.
3. Restaurants where locals dine instead of menus plastic food mockups. You choose your favorite dish and after a while they bring you the real one.
4. In Japan, it is not customary to change jobs. A young specialist chooses a company in which he will work until retirement. Dismissal is considered a great disgrace. As a rule, it doesn’t come to this: you are simply demoted.
5. Come to work(as well as leaving it) on time is considered bad form. You need to be there at least half an hour before the start of the working day. Therefore, foreign employees cannot work in local companies for a long time.
6. Death by overwork- this is not a figure of speech, but a diagnosis with which 15 thousand people die every year.
7. In Japanese, almost no foul language. The effect is achieved from the volume and intonation of the spoken word.
8. Levels of politeness(keigo) is a feature of the Japanese language. There is colloquial, respectful (a dialogue between a wife and her husband), polite (a conversation between a cashier in a supermarket and a customer) and very polite (for example, an appeal to a subordinate to a boss). Schools have special keigo courses. Sometimes it comes to the point of absurdity, service workers believe that the longer the phrase, the more polite it sounds, so buying a bun at McDonald's can turn into a fifteen-minute dialogue with the cashier.
9. Japan ranks first place in the number of surplus labor. For example, there are people who hold road signs. A traffic controller must be assigned to a working traffic light. Four traffic controllers (!) will help the driver enter the parking space. And then there are special people who look for smokers on city streets and tell them about the dangers of this habit or employees who make sure that subway passengers do not accidentally enter the escalator being repaired.
10. medical mask the Japanese have become almost an element of the national costume. It is worn by everyone from motorcycle taxi drivers, kiosk vendors to office clerks and fashion students. It's not the city dust, but the fact that the Japanese are very afraid of catching a cold. In Japan, it is not customary to go on sick leave, according to statistics, office workers do not go to work due to illness for only two (!) days a year.
11. Tokyo is the safest metropolis in the world. Cars are rarely locked here, bicycles are not fastened when they are left overnight, you can forget your purse on the subway, and then someone will take it to the lost and found office. Nobody steals here, so the Japanese rarely look after their belongings. For the same reason, they get into unpleasant situations while abroad.
12. In Japan you can't just buy a car. To get a special permit to buy it, you need to prove that you have a place to store it.
13. There are no garbage cans in the country. There are only bins along the vending machines and street cafes. All waste must be sorted, for example, there is a container for paper, glass, organic waste, for plastic bottles and a separate one for paper labels from these bottles. There is even a special container for those who are confused about which one you throw out.
14. You can't just throw away the TV. You need to buy a special sticker, stick it on the TV and put it in the place where the scavengers will take out the garbage. Without it, the TV will stand forever.
15. In no other country in the world is there such a mass phenomenon as hikikomori (they are sometimes called hickeys) are people who have abandoned social life. They do not work, sit at home in an isolated room, live off their parents or receive unemployment benefits. 7% of men in Japan are hikikomori.
16. Japanese restrooms turned into a real meme. In what other country can you find a toilet with a heated toilet seat and colored lighting, the color of which can be adjusted in any way?
17. It is very difficult for a foreigner to understand local addresses. The house number is its cadastral number, so finding the right place is extremely difficult. If a Japanese invites you to visit, he will send you a clear map of directions or meet you at the nearest metro station.
18. Japanese street fashion- a topic for a separate post. We can be shocked by the huge amount of clothing and its absurdity that the Japanese love to wear. In fact, there are a lot of styles here. Living in Japan for a while, you begin to see your aesthetics in it.
In some high-speed trains the conductor at the entrance to the car takes off his hat and bows, and only then checks the tickets.
In Japan, you can see vases with umbrellas on the streets. If it starts to rain, you can take any, and then, when the rain stops, put it in the nearest vase.
The Japanese have very low pensions. The maximum social payment for the needy old people is about $300. Every Japanese is supposed to take care of his own old age.
In Japan, the school year starts on the first of April. By the way, in Japanese, months do not have names, instead they are indicated by serial numbers.
In the northern cities of Japan, all sidewalks are heated, so there is never ice here.
Coming to work on time is considered bad manners in Japan. You have to be there at least half an hour earlier.
The Japanese even has the word "karoshi", which literally translates as "death by overwork". On average, 10,000 people die each year with this diagnosis.
Every second Japanese draws well and sings well. This is partly the result of the system of raising children - they are first taught to draw and sing, and then speak and write.
The Japanese people are very clean, but no matter how many members there are in the family, everyone takes a bath without changing the water. True, before that everyone takes a shower.
The Japanese are crazy workaholics. They can easily work 15-18 hours a day without a break for lunch.
The Japanese are very shy, not used to expressing their feelings. For many, a real feat is to say: "I love you."
The Japanese and alcohol are poorly compatible concepts. Most of them, even after one shot of strong alcohol, begin to blush terribly. But there are exceptions - anyone will be outdone.
A third of weddings in the country are the result of matchmaking organized by parents.
The age of consent in Japan is 13. This means that from the designated age, consensual sex is not considered rape.
The Japanese almost never invite guests home. The invitation “come in sometime” in most cases should be taken solely as a polite turn of speech.
Tokyo's Shinjuku-Ni-Cheme area has the largest concentration of gay bars in the world.
If you were caught for something serious, then they have the right to keep you in a pre-trial detention center for 30 days without letting a lawyer in.
Tokyo is the safest metropolis in the world. Tokyo is so safe that six-year-olds take public transportation on their own.
You won't see garbage cans on Japanese streets. The Japanese carry all the garbage home, and then sort it into four types: glass, incinerable, recyclable and non-combustible garbage.
Every grocery store has a hentai shelf at the press counter. In large bookstores, entire floors are devoted to pornography.
Japanese police officers are the most honest in the world, they do not take bribes. Is that sometimes for minor violations you can chat to let go, pretending to be a "tank".
Japan has very honest people. If you lose your wallet on the subway, there is a 90% chance that it will be returned to the lost and found office.
There is no looting during earthquakes in Japan.
Japan has a specific attitude towards pornography. Previously, almost every Japanese hotel had a channel with "strawberries".
Japan has the slowest McDonald's in the world.
In Japanese, "fool" sounds like "baka" (literally, a stupid person). And a foreigner is like a "gaijin" (literally - a stranger). "Baka-gaijin" in colloquial Japanese is an American.
Dolphins are eaten in Japan. They make soup, cook kushiyaki (Japanese kebab), and even eat it raw. The dolphin has rather tasty meat, with a pronounced taste, and completely unlike fish.
The Japanese have great respect for those who can say at least two phrases in their language. They believe that learning it is unrealistic.
In Japanese families, the situation is absolutely normal when brother and sister don’t talk at all, they don’t even know the numbers mobile phones each other.
The Japanese talk about food all the time, and when they eat, they discuss how they like the treat. To have dinner without saying oishii (delicious) several times is very impolite.
Probably, proper nutrition one can explain the fact that it is very rare to see an overweight Japanese woman here.
The strongest swear words in Japanese are "fool" and "idiot".
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© depositphotos.comJapan is a unique country without exaggeration. Nanotechnologies here are surprisingly combined with ancient traditions, some customs operate on a par with laws. We decided to collect 30 most interesting facts about Japan and share them with you.
- The Japanese have great respect for those who can say at least two phrases in their language. They believe that learning it is unrealistic.
- The strongest swear words in Japanese are "fool" and "idiot".
- In Japanese, "fool" sounds like "baka" (literally, a stupid person). And a foreigner is like a "gaijin" (literally - a stranger). "Baka-gaijin" in Japanese colloquial is an American.
- The Japanese talk about food all the time, and when they eat, they discuss how they like the treat. To have dinner without saying oishii (delicious) several times is very impolite.
- Dolphins are eaten in Japan. They make soup, cook kushiyaki (Japanese kebab), and even eat it raw. The dolphin has rather tasty meat, with a pronounced taste, and completely unlike fish.
- Probably, proper nutrition can explain the fact that it is very rare to see an overweight Japanese woman here.
- Japan has the slowest McDonald's in the world.
- Tipping is strictly not accepted in Japan. It is believed that as long as the client pays the appointed price for the service, he remains on an equal footing with the seller.
- Japan has very honest people. If you lose your wallet on the subway, there is a 90% chance that it will be returned to the lost and found office.
- There is no looting during earthquakes in Japan. Why - see point 9.
- Japanese police are the most honest in the world, they do not take bribes. Unless sometimes for minor violations you can chat to let go, pretending to be a "tank".
- If you were caught for something serious, then they have the right to keep you in a pre-trial detention center for 30 days without letting a lawyer in.
- Tokyo is the safest metropolis in the world. Tokyo is so safe that six-year-olds take public transportation on their own.
- Japan has a specific attitude towards pornography. Previously, almost every Japanese hotel had a channel with "strawberries".
- Every grocery store has a hentai shelf at the press counter. In large bookstores, entire floors are devoted to pornography.
- The age of consent in Japan is 13. This means that from the designated age, consensual sex is not considered rape.
- Tokyo's Shinjuku-Ni-Cheme area has the largest concentration of gay bars in the world.
- The Japanese and alcohol are poorly compatible concepts. Most of them, even after one shot of strong alcohol, begin to blush terribly. But there are exceptions - any Ukrainian will be outdone.
- The Japanese are very shy, not used to expressing their feelings. For many, a real feat is to say: "I love you."
- A third of weddings in the country are the result of matchmaking organized by parents.
- In Japanese families, the situation is absolutely normal when brother and sister do not talk at all, they do not even know each other's mobile phone numbers.
- The Japanese people are very clean, but no matter how many members there are in the family, everyone takes a bath without changing the water. True, before that everyone takes a shower.
- The Japanese almost never invite guests home. The invitation "come in sometime" in most cases should be taken solely as a polite turn of speech.
- The Japanese are crazy workaholics. They can easily work 15-18 hours a day without a break for lunch.
- Coming to work on time is considered bad manners in Japan. You have to be there at least half an hour earlier.
- The Japanese even has the word "karoshi", which literally translates as "death by overwork". On average, 10,000 people die each year with this diagnosis.
- The Japanese have very low pensions. The maximum social payment for the needy old people is about $300. Every Japanese is supposed to take care of his own old age.
- In the northern cities of Japan, all sidewalks are heated, so there is never ice here.
- In Japan, you can see vases with umbrellas on the streets. If it starts to rain, you can take any, and then, when the rain stops, put it in the nearest vase.
- You won't see garbage cans on Japanese streets. The Japanese carry all the garbage home, and then sort it into four types: glass, incinerable, recyclable and non-combustible garbage.