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Show me another »Japan facts/ web links?
i really wont to know more about Japan because i wont to go there when im older. are there any web links, or facts you know, that would be nice.
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- Your question is very vague.
Did you want to know something like this?
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan - right now i live in Japan......
im here for university...
so far its been sucking -_-
people treat me like **** (not all ofcourse)
food i cant get used to (its not like americanized sushi)
and i dunno
im homesick
dont recommend coming to japan - •Japan very clean
•Many women report being molested on subways so they have a seperate subway system for women only. (molested like touched)
•Baseball is the sport they're all obsessed with.
•Many Japanese houses do not have insolation.
•They get the most earth quakes.
•It's the safest place on earth
•Green tea is so common in Japan that it's just referred to as "tea" well, "o-cha".
•When eating in Japan, never put your chopsticks upright into the bowl, because it's considered as an offering to the dead.
•Summer is very hot and humid
•National anthem: Kimigayo
•English-speaking policemen wear a red armband - Japan...
1. Second strongest/largest economy after the United States.
2. Samurai spirit
3. One of the leading nations in the fields of technology, machinery, and biomedical research.
4. Dragonball, Z, GT, and Gundam Wing (My 'only' favorite Japanese animes) / Manga [漫画/漫畵; a cartoon; a caricature; a cartoon strip ]
5. Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji [漢字/; pronounced 'Hanzi' in Chinese and 'Hanja' in Korean, meaning "Han漢" (Chinese) Character] - Kanji is Chinese character but I included it in the list, because Japanese people use Kanji in their "own" way.
***Japan uses simplified Chinese character...
6. Super Nintendo, 64, Wii, Playstation, 2, 3, Gameboy, Advance, DS, etc.
7. Judo, Karate, and Kendo
8. Extremely clean
9. One of the safest place on earth.
10. Many polite, nice, and smart people.
11. Have longest life expectancy due to its healthy sea foods.
That's all I know about modern Japan...
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Here are some other facts about Japan if you're interested:
"Korean Impact on Japanese Culture: Japan's Hidden Secret" by Jon Etta Hastings Carter Covell and Alan Carter Covell.
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.ht...
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.ht...
http://www.trussel.com/prehist/news146.h...
http://discovermagazine.com/1998/jun/jap...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/wo...
http://www.asianresearch.org/articles/23...
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/member/me...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2001/dec...
http://news.softpedia.com/news/The-Tombs... - If you want earnest information check this website too.
http://www.japan-guide.com/
It covers everything about Japan: modern, traditional.
But it may be not exciting, because answer is written by adults.
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