Japan and Japanese culture fascinate me, here is a list of 10 interesting facts you may not know about Japan or its people, gathered from various sources.
1- Japan is the
2- The average life expectancy of Japanese men is 79.6 years, for women it’s 83
3- On average, each person in Japan eats his body weight of fish every year! that’s more than 6 kilos a month
4- Tokyo consists of 23 wards, and has a population of approximately 35 million people
5- 10% of the world’s volcanoes are in Japan
6- Japan’s literacy rate is 100%
7- Slurping food in Japan is considered good manners. By slurping, you are appreciating the food and the chef
8- A Geisha is not allowed to marry. If a Geisha decides to get married, she automatically retires
9- Average annual income in Japan is almost 30,000 dollars, one of the highest in the world
10- It’s a big taboo to kiss in public in Japan or show any signs of affection
9 comments:
thanks for the post. very useful.
wow that's amazing
id like to share that on facebook .. u ok with that ?? And can you tell me where you got the info ?
=) thx !
Hello Samar.
Of course I'm ok with it :).
The info is correct, all of it. I took it from various resources while researching. some from wiki, some from National Geographic, others from different other cultural websites.
Just checking,,
Merci! =)
haha no problem.
100%? Wow. They're the biggest nation!
Wonderful facts! Would love to read more facts about other nations! :D
Interesting list. Regarding #10 - I think this is incorrect/outdated information. I've lived there for more than 10 years (1996-2007) and have seen lots of cuddling in public and no one seems to care.
Thank you for your comment Grace.
I double checked that fact with a Japanese friend of mine a while back and he confirmed it. I think it's pretty much like cuddling in public here. It's not really "middle eastern", but people do it and got used to it.
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