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1) Japan has been inhabited since 30,000 BC2) Japan is the 10th most populous country in the world with a population of

over 127 million people

3) Japan has over 100 active volcanoes with over 70! of the country bein"

mountainous

#) $elons are very e%pensive in Japan &ne can "o for up to '#00

() (! of the coffee produced in Jamaica is e%ported to Japan*) &ne of the most interestin" facts about Japan is that it has one of the hi"hest

literacy levels in the world with ++! literacy in children over 1( years old

7) hen you slurp your noodles loudly in Japan, it is considered a si"n that you

are en-oyin" the meal

) .o/yo, the capital city of Japan, handles over 2000 tons of fish daily, ma/in"

it the worlds lar"est fish mar/et

+) .he Japanese tradition of shavin" their heads was a si"n of penance for

violatin" rules and breachin" honor

10).he raised floors in Japanese buildin"s help indicate where you should ta/e

off your shoes

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11) .he term eisha means person of the arts hat many people

do not /now is that the first eisha were men

12) .he life e%pectancy of the Japanese is # years .his is # yearsmore than that of the nited 4tates

13) .here is a popular Japanese dish called Basashi that consists of

slices of raw horse meat with onions and "in"er

1#) Japan e%periences about 1(00 earth5ua/es per year

1() Contrary to popular belief, whale meat is not considered a delicacy

in Japan 6owever, whales are hunted for research

1*) ue to e%cessive inbreedin", do"s in Japan have one of the

hi"hest defect rates

17) Japan has produced a total of 1+ 8obel 9ri:e winners since 1+#+

1) Japan has a whoopin" *00 islands

1+) Japan is the lar"est producer of animated .; shows with up to*0! of the mar/et share in the world

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3*) .here is a hi"hway that "oes throu"h a buildin" in Japan

37) $ore paper is used for printin" comics than for toilet paper in Japan

3) .he Japanese believe that blac/ cats brin" "ood luc/

3+) $ost meals include rice in Japan#0)

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(1) Japanese train stations usually hire staff wor/ers to shove passen"ers

into the trains as they are usually very crowded

(2) 4hould you fall sic/ while in Japan, you should wear a mas/ to prevent

spreadin" the disease(3) 45uid is the most popular pi::a toppin"

(#) Dou can actually "et fresh human breast mil/ at lactation bars Dou can

have a shot or "et it strai"ht from the nipple

(() 9olice in Japan usually carry around paint balls to shoot at fleein"

motorists .his allows them to identify them more easily

(*) &ne of the interestin" facts about Japan is that there is a sacred shrine

that is rebuilt after every 20 years

(7) &ne of the interestin" Japanese culture facts is that croo/ed teeth are

considered attractive .his belief is so deep seated that "irls usually "o

to the dentist to have their teeth unEstrai"htened

() .here is a competition for the fastest shirt ironer by Japanese menthat ta/es place every year

(+) .here is a traditional suicide spot in the >o/i"ahara forest at $ount

?u-is base

*0) .he worlds shortest escalator is found in Japan