MelissaA
Brenton
Shilpa Karhik
Interesting Japanese Facts
February 5th 2007 00:25
In Japan they call Pokemon cards, Pokemonsters!
You may already know that you don’t wear shoes in the house, you wear slippers, but did you also know that there are special slippers designed to be worn when visiting the toilet? There are also special 'corridor' slippers.
It is considered quite rude to blow your nose in public.
However I've also heard that it is socially acceptable to pick your nose in public and urinate at the side of the road.
It is also considered rude to show signs of affection toward a loved one in public.
Even weirder, the word “no” (pronounced eeyai) is banished in Japanese. Questions should be asked of Japanese citizens that don't lead to the word 'no'. Hard to believe I know, but it's an often used travel tip. don't ask someone if they know where something is located, ask them to help you find it instead if you get my drift.
There is at least one vending machine on every city corner.
From these you can buy batteries, beer, wine, condoms, cigarettes, comic books, hot dogs, light bulbs, and used women's underwear from vending machines.
Normal Japanese kitchens don’t have ovens
In Japanese, the word for “wrong” and “different” are the same
Some of the more popular U.S. shows shown in Japan have been: Friends, Ally McBeal, Dharma and Greg, E.R., Frasier, Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Charmed.
In Japan, Ally Mc Beal is called “Ally My Love” because McBeal when said in a Japanese dialect sounds like McBeer
Some Western celebrities in Japanese commercials are:
Arnold Schwarzenegger for Vfuyy - an energy drink.
Catherine Zeta-Jones for Lux Super Rich Shampoo
Tiger Woods for Wonda canned coffee
Cameron Diaz for Aeon Language School
Ewan McGregor for Aeon Language School
Michael J. Fox for a tea based soft drink
Brad Pitt for both Roots canned coffee and jeans
Nicholas Cage for Pachinko (gambling devices0
George Clooney for Toyota
Naomi Campbell for Lipton Canned Tea
At many businesses in Japan, they offer alcohol to the employees after six pm.
Japan has about 1,500 earthquakes each year.
According to the U.N. in 2003, the population of Japan was around 127.6 million, making it the 10th most populous country in the world
Japan also has one of the highest life expectancies in the world. Japanese people live on average 4 years longer than those in the U.S., 2.5 years longer than Germans and Belgians, and 1.5 years longer than French or Italian people.
The oldest man to climb Mount Everest was a Japanese man, Mr Yuichiro Miura who reached the summit of Mount Everest at the ripe old age of 70 years and 222 days during May 2003.
There are a large number of registered foreigners in japan. They comprise mostly of
334,600 South Americans
63,200 North Americans (incl. 48,000 US citizens)
18,500 British
11,400 Australians
6,300 French
6,000 Russians
4,600 Germans
1,800 Italians
9.700 Africans.
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Comment by pegasus
Poker Addict
The Japanese are a unique people, for sure.
Comment by MelissaA
Fun Facts
When was that and what was it like?
Comment by Anonymous