JAPAN
General info
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an island country in East Asia
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as large as Germany and Switzerland combined
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4 major islands: Hokkaidu, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
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capital: Tokyo
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population: 128 million people
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official language: Japanese
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religion: shinto, buddhism
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government: a constitutional monarchy (the power of the emperor is limited and is relegated primarily to ceremonial duties)
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Emperor / Head Of State: Akihito, since 1989
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Prime Minister / Head Of Government: Shinzō Abe, since 2012
BASIC INFORMATION
FUNNY FACTS
* Japan suffers 1,500 earthquakes per year
* Japan has more than 50,000 people who are over 100 years old
* Japan’s birth rate is so low that adult diapers are sold more than baby diapers
* In Japan, 90% of mobile phones are waterproof because youngsters use them even in the shower
* There is a cat café where you can go to drink coffee and hang out with cats for hours
* Japan has 5,52 million vending machines
* In Japan, teachers and students come together to clean the classroom and cafeteria
* Around 24 billion pairs of chopsticks are used in Japan each year
* In Japan, there’s a building with a highway passing through it
* Black cats are considered to bring good luck in Japan
* In Japan, they use more paper for comics than for toilet paper
* The biggest Japanese community outside of Japan is in Brazil