Feature: Japan
Japan
Do you think of Japan as just one of those Asian countries populating the world? Then you can't miss this.
Japan is an island country in East Asia.
Japan is a member of the UN, the G7, the G8, and the G20. It is a powerful country. The Prime Minister of Japan is Shinzo Abe. The official language is Japanese. Japan's currency is Yen.
Japan's population is 126, 950, 447 as at March 2019.
You're thinking you know all of that, I doubt if you'll know much of these other interesting facts.
1. There are 19 Nobel Prize winners from Japan.
2. The world's shortest escalator is in Japan, it has only four steps. Yes, it's well used.
3. The unemployment rate in Japan is only 4%.
4. Tsukuji fish market is the world's largest wholesale fish and seafood market.
5. Sushi, Sashimi and Tempura are among well known Japanese cuisines around the world.
6. The literacy rate in Japan is 99% for the population over 15 years of age. This means almost all the people in Japan can read and write. Education for the nine years of elementary and middle school is compulsory.
7. Japan has a total of 6853 islands.
8. Tokyo - the capital of Japan is the largest city in the world.
9. Sumo wrestling is Japan's national sport.
10. Japan's new maglev bullet train is the fastest train in the world.
11. Only two percent of the people in Japan are immigrants.
12. Toyota, a Japanese automobile company is the world's third - largest automaker.
13. The suicide rate in Japan is disheartening. Over 2000 people committed suicide by jumping in a volcano called Mount Mihara.
14. Japan experiences approximately 1500 earthquakes every year.
15. More than 50, 000 people in Japan are at least 100 years old.
16. Tokyo is the second most expensive city to live in.
17. Kimigayo is Japan's national anthem. It's the world's shortest anthem with a length of 11 measures and 32 characters.
Do you think of Japan as just one of those Asian countries populating the world? Then you can't miss this.
Japan is an island country in East Asia.
Japan is a member of the UN, the G7, the G8, and the G20. It is a powerful country. The Prime Minister of Japan is Shinzo Abe. The official language is Japanese. Japan's currency is Yen.
Japan's population is 126, 950, 447 as at March 2019.
You're thinking you know all of that, I doubt if you'll know much of these other interesting facts.
1. There are 19 Nobel Prize winners from Japan.
2. The world's shortest escalator is in Japan, it has only four steps. Yes, it's well used.
3. The unemployment rate in Japan is only 4%.
4. Tsukuji fish market is the world's largest wholesale fish and seafood market.
5. Sushi, Sashimi and Tempura are among well known Japanese cuisines around the world.
6. The literacy rate in Japan is 99% for the population over 15 years of age. This means almost all the people in Japan can read and write. Education for the nine years of elementary and middle school is compulsory.
7. Japan has a total of 6853 islands.
8. Tokyo - the capital of Japan is the largest city in the world.
9. Sumo wrestling is Japan's national sport.
10. Japan's new maglev bullet train is the fastest train in the world.
11. Only two percent of the people in Japan are immigrants.
12. Toyota, a Japanese automobile company is the world's third - largest automaker.
13. The suicide rate in Japan is disheartening. Over 2000 people committed suicide by jumping in a volcano called Mount Mihara.
14. Japan experiences approximately 1500 earthquakes every year.
15. More than 50, 000 people in Japan are at least 100 years old.
16. Tokyo is the second most expensive city to live in.
17. Kimigayo is Japan's national anthem. It's the world's shortest anthem with a length of 11 measures and 32 characters.
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