MIRACLES ONLY IN JAPAN

Japan has the second lowest murder rate in the world, but is home to an extremely spooky suicide forest called Aokigahara.

1. Raw horse meat is a popular dish in Japan. It is called basashi, thinly sliced ​​and eaten raw.

2. More than 70% of Japan is mountainous. The country also has more than 200 volcanoes.

3. One fruit melon (yellow-fleshed melon variety) can sell for more than 31.473 yen ($300) in Japan.

A Japanese yellow melon can sell for up to $1.

4. The literacy rate in Japan is nearly 100%.

5. Japan even has beer vending machines.

6. Japanese people have an average life expectancy 4 years longer than Americans. Maybe Americans should eat more basashi!

7. Shave head is a form of apology in Japan.

8. Japan has the second lowest murder rate in the world, but is also home to suicide forest extremely spooky named aokigaharaThe skeleton in the photo was taken from this forest.

The skeleton in the photo was taken from the Aokigahara forest.

9. Japan has 15 winners. Nobel Prize (in the fields of medicine, chemistry and physics), 3 people received Fields Medal, 1 person achieved Gauss Prize.

10. Traditionally, the sumo wrestler The young had to bathe the old warriors.

11. Japan has more than 6.800 islands.

12. Paleolithic cultures from around 3.000 BC are believed to have been the first inhabitants of Japan.

13. Animated films and shows make up 60% of entertainment in the country. Animation is so successful in Japan that there are nearly 130 voice acting schools here.

14. In the past, the Japanese court system had a very high conviction rate – 99%.

15. Japanese prisoners (as of 2003) performed at an average of 117% of their labor productivity.

If the house has tatami mats, the floor may be raised from 2,54 to 5,08cm, which means you should take off your slippers.

16. The way the floor is built will indicate when you should take off your shoes or slippers outside. At the entrance to a Japanese house, the floor is usually raised about 15,24cm, which indicates that you should take off your shoes and put on slippers. If the house has tatami mats, the floor may be raised from 2,54 to 5,08cm, which indicates that you should take off your slippers.

17. Japanese people have a taste for drinking. coffee. Japan's total coffee imports are about 85% of Jamaica's coffee production.

18. There are hardly any immigrants in Japan, 98 % indigenous people

19. Sumo is a traditional sport of the land of the rising sun.

20. Baseball is also a popular sport in this country because of American influence after World War II.