Friday 14 August 2015

Awesome ‪‎Facts‬ To Know About ‪‎Japan‬

Awesome ‪‎Facts‬ To Know About ‪‎Japan‬
1. The Japanese name for Japan is “Nihon” or “Nippon” which means “sun origin”.
2. Due to gases produced by power plants, Japan sometimes
suffers from acid rain.
3. Japan suffers 1,500 earthquakes every year.
4. Japan has more than 50,000 people who are over 100 years old.
5. Japanese Trains are among the world's most punctual:
their average delay is just 18 seconds.
6. In Korea and Japan, there is a Cat Cafe where you can go to
drink coffee and hang out with cats for hours.
7. Sleeping on the job is acceptable in Japan, as it's viewed as exhaustion from working hard.
8. Japan and Russia still haven't signed a peace treaty to end World War II due to the Kuril Islands dispute.
9. Black cats are considered to bring good luck in Japan.
10. In Japan, there's a train that "floats" above the tracks
by magnetism, reaching 500 km/h (311 mph).
11. Over 70% of Japan consists of mountains. The country also
has over 200 volcanoes.