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1.InJapan,itsusuallywomenwhoshowtheiraffectionandgivegiftstomen
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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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6.PeopleinJapaneatdolphins.TheJapaneseusethemtopreparesoups,kushiyaki"
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7.Japanhasfemaleonlycarriagesonitsmetrosystem.Thesearemostlyusedduringthe
morningrushhoursothatwomencanridewithasenseofsecurity.AlotofJapanese
menpracticevoyeurism,sotouchingorgropingwomenoncrowdedsubwaytrains
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9.TheJapaneseneverleaveworkontime.Employeesusuallywaituntiltheirbosslets
themgohomeorleaveonlyaftertheiremployerhasleft.SincetheexecutivesinJapan
usuallystayatworkforthreeorfourextrahours,theirsubordinatesoftenhavetowork
lateintothenighttoo.Leavingworkontime(evenifyouhaveagoodreasonforit)
isenoughtoinviteaccusationsofdisloyaltytothecompany.

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11.SchoolgirlsinJapanarenotallowedtoweartightsevenincoldweather.Kneehigh TheseBrilliantlyCreativeVisual
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12.InJapan,itsabsolutelynormaltoseeawomanonthestreetwearing 15DadsWhoWereTotallyAgainst
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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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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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