Japan’s literacy rate is almost 100%.
There is almost no immigration in Japan. The population is 98% ethnic Japanese.
Japanese people live an average of 4 years longer than Americans.In Japanese, karaoke means “empty orchestra.”
In Japanese, geisha means “performing artist” and the first geishas were men.
Many Japanese companies have morning exercise sessions for their workers.
Animated Japanese films and television shows (i.e. Anime) account for 60% of the world’s animation.
There are close to 130 voice-acting schools for Anime voices.
23% of the Japanese population is over the age of 65.
The greater Tokyo area is the largest metropolitan area in the world with over 35 million people.
The Tokyo Tower
The Tokyo Tower is 333m high while the Eiffel Tower is only 320m high. Japanese said: " We say sorry for our bigger tower. We don't want to defeat your Eiffel tower, the height is only needed because of the free broadcasting. So Sorry."
Thet's incredible,isn't it?
Morning Musume
A J-pop girlband from Japan. The group's name can be translated as Morning Girls.
Sayumi Michishige
Reina Tanaka
Mizuki Fukumura
Erina Ikuta
Riho Sayashi
Kanon Suzuki
Haruna Iikubo
Ayumi Ishida
Masaki Sato
Haruka Kudo
Sakura Oda
Japanese producer Tsunku started the group in 1997 through an audition for a female rock vocalist for his band.In early 1998, the girls were ready with their first official single, "Morning Coffee". The success of this single (hitting number six on the Japanese pop charts). In 2000 also brought a new generation search. The fourth generation consisted of Rika Ishikawa, Hitomi Yoshizawa, Nozomi Tsuji, and Ai Kago, lending a completely different feel to the group by adding the 12-year-old duo of Tsuji and Kago. In April 2004, Rika Ishikawa was caught in a rare scandal, as an audio recording revealed her saying of the groups fans at a show, "look at them. Grownups screaming like that! I can't believe it. So stupid!"
