Surprising Things You Didn't Know About Japan

surprising things you didn't know about Japan

[{"selector":"#anim-ac3948fa-4384-4a97-9b47-8cba43d3b1b1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-21bd296c-f40c-4ff1-ac86-9bff787d42fe","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -623.98244%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] BY - RIVANSHI RAKHRAI

Japan is an island nation

[{"selector":"#anim-a42791ce-f156-4a05-b3cc-cdc470fceae9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-00bcc64a-6fc5-42b5-8187-4fff1377a4f9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -1617.61618%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b4b6d431-159e-488a-a9e2-aec5aecf2577 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.249999886225726%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}]

Tokyo is the most populated city in japan

[{"selector":"#anim-6c01271d-af8b-446d-b4a9-678191a0e510","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a147a506-dbfc-40c0-b99d-c8169a44c371","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -876.91177%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-10b2fd31-21e6-48e7-99c2-8a6c1a793d11 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-29.899999878033977%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}]

People are hired to push people inside of trains during rush hour

[{"selector":"#anim-f124d86b-1ecf-40ea-a77d-54275c4cb1d2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-26aa957b-015e-4b9f-a438-c4a6be348dfa","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -651.09121%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-da46bad3-4679-46a1-97bc-edd117a66916 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-9.736842140383477%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}]

There are more pets than children

[{"selector":"#anim-5a6e4b34-b7d2-4ad6-9d9f-ed24525dd203","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5930edf9-ae07-4d6f-8e88-499d0f41c0fe","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -901.58714%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a98a5de6-a53d-4f96-bfab-a2d67a05abe5 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.122265419181183%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

There are millions of vending machines that sell anything from food to sex toys

[{"selector":"#anim-7578271d-62e2-4b7c-bb2d-eb2e04e9ba84","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-da708ae4-f74b-4ded-b449-a4309d1f2484","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -621.62691%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-315793a9-019b-42ca-a1ca-032495e2aece [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-28.86029398937214%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}]

Crime is relatively nonexistent

[{"selector":"#anim-d38b6a62-0e5f-4db6-96d3-a1f97749d890","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-43158f6e-7cd6-4062-89d4-80a6e18f20f3","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -1620.05517%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1a8c43a6-c837-4f47-99f6-3fccfe2bebfe [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-2.9963093831503436%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

There is very little immigration and diversity

[{"selector":"#anim-7eadf353-364b-4303-8b97-309fb3ef2a40","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-02a733d6-42d6-4b53-9518-de461f3cdc50","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -909.37931%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e2d74cf4-e2a2-45f9-b094-31084008f26c [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.16834667812769%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}]

Baseball is the most popular sport

[{"selector":"#anim-0047b62b-0b36-4e7d-8979-37ef2ffbb361","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-195973a0-a0cf-4c55-8e56-b217462ba8ae","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -911.97676%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f2eaf300-49c9-46a8-b2f6-92fcf97fc8f1 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-46.495097842060865%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}]

The world’s largest seafood market is the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo

[{"selector":"#anim-0012f176-d683-46d2-bd00-74904fad7bda","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-373ebceb-c14b-410d-bf8b-01078816297e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -621.62691%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c3bcd71e-3b27-4773-833e-ee1cf3fe89a0 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.257324105020174%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}]

The bow is an important form of greeting in Japan, and Japanese people work hard to perfect it

[{"selector":"#anim-b1bbab4b-911f-4440-984e-8dbb6a22e3c1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-63498826-b6e5-48bf-aa8c-9479541997c0","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -621.62691%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-31073924-f88d-4c80-a46f-c0bf63fc26bd [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-28.22882046589997%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}]