The Beautiful Country of Japan

Facts About Japan

• The country name of Japan means sun origin in Japanese.
• Japan is in fact made of many islands. There are currently 6,852 islands.
• Karate, Judo, Sumo, and Jujutsu all originate from Japan.
• Japan will host the Summer Olympics of 2020.
• Japan hosted the 1964 Summer Olympics.
• They also hosted two other Winter Olympics: the 1972 and 1998 Games in Sapporo and Nagano.
• In 2012, Japan had about 127 million citizens, making it the 10th most populated country.
• Japan produces a lot of the world's technology: motors, games, and robots.

More Facts!

• 24 billion pairs of chopsticks are used up in Japan every year.
• Japan is the home of about 5.52 million vending machines that offer a variety of items.
• Noodles are slurped loudly when eaten, which demonstrates enjoyment.
• Japan is mostly all Japanese: 98% of the people living there are ethnically Japanese.
• Rice cookers are more common than ovens.

Largest City	Tokyo
Religion	Shintosim or Buddhism
Head of State	Emperor Akihito
Currency	Yen
Prime minister	Shinzo Abe