Amazing facts about Japan

Japan never stops surprising us. Here is a list of amazing facts about Japan:

'Idiot' is the most offensive word in Japan. Avoid using that word when in Japan

Leaving tip means to devalue the work of a waiter. So never ever tip a waiter when in Japan.

If you have lost your wallet, the chances of your wallet being returned with all your money still in it are 90 percent.

In the safe city of Tokyo, children travel alone at the age of 6–7 years.

Children might not know the phone numbers of their family members.

• In Japan, there are vases with umbrellas on the streets. They can be taken for free.
  

• Japan's literacy rate is almost 100%.
  

• Japanese trains are amazingly punctual. The Japanese bullet trains had a delay of only 0.6 minutes (from the moment it started operation!)

• There are more pets than children in Japan
  

•  In 1949, India sent the Tokyo zoo two elephants to cheer the spirits of the defeated Japanese empire
  

• Japan's birth rate is so low adult diapers are sold more than baby diapers.
  

• 98% of all adoptions in Japan are of male adults so that family businesses can remain within the family.
  

          

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