[MoCH] Did you know? ( Part 2 )

Day 2,386, 12:53 • Published in Japan Japan • by Nanashi Senshi




It's time for Did you know article part 2, the previous article you can read here.

Did you know...

1) Over 70% of Japan consists of mountains. The country also has over 200 volcanoes.

2) The literacy rate in Japan is almost 100%.

3) Japan has produced 15 Nobel laureates (in chemistry, medicine and physics), 3 Fields medalists and one Gauss Prize laureate.

4) Younger sumo-wrestlers are traditionally required to clean and bathe the veteran sumo-wrestlers at their wrestling “stables”…including all the hard-to-reach places. xD

5) Japan’s unemployment rate is less than 4%.

6) Raw horse meat is a popular entree in Japan. Sliced thinly and eaten raw it is called basashi.

7) A musk melon can sell for over 31,473 yen ($300.00).

8 ) A Paleolithic culture from about 30,000 BC is the first known inhabitants of Japan.

9) 21% of the Japanese population is elderly, the highest proportion in the world.

10) Animated Japanese films and television shows (Anime) account for 60% of the world’s animation-based entertainment. So successful is animation in Japan, that there are almost 130 voice-acting schools in the country. ( all hail anime xD )

And that's all folks, hope you learned something new😁



Your MoCH team:

Minister of Culture & History: Nanashi Senshi
Vice Minister of Culture & History: Turt037
History Director: sto kila bazuki
Graphics Director: Turt037