A Japanese pilot waged a one-man war against the inhabitants of a Hawaiian island he crash landed on during Pearl Harbour. He was assisted by three Japanese locals. This incident ultimately contributed to the decision to intern Japanese-Americans during the war.
In Japan there’s a communal event called ‘rui-katsu’ (tear…
In Japan there’s a communal event called ‘rui-katsu’ (tear-seeking). It’s when people get together to watch sad clips and then cry to relieve stress.
The Japanese will repair broken pottery with powder gold lacquer to highlight…
The Japanese will repair broken pottery with powder gold lacquer to highlight imperfections, not hide them. The process is called Kintsugi.
In Japan, there were six hundred year old monoliths telling people not to build…
In Japan, there were six hundred year old monoliths telling people not to build their homes any closer to the water. After a few hundred years many people began ignoring them and built anyway and were swept away in the 2011 tsunami.
There is an inscription at the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository meant…
There is an inscription at the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository meant to last 10,000 years, warning future civilizations of the danger lurking below the mountain.
Trains in Japan are so punctual, that if they are even 5 minutes late, the passengers…
Trains in Japan are so punctual, that if they are even 5 minutes late, the passengers get a formal apology, and most times they’ll even get a “delay certificate.” Delays that are over an hour will also appear on the news.
75% of Japanese homes have a hi-tech toilet and the latest models eliminate…
75% of Japanese homes have a hi-tech toilet and the latest models eliminate the need for TP, keep you warm, check your blood pressure, play running-water sounds to increase privacy and open and close automatically so you don’t have to touch anything.
The pink cherry blossoms in Washington D.C. were a gift from Japan…
The pink cherry blossoms in Washington D.C. were a gift from Japan. In 1912, Japan sent more than 3,000 seeds to be planted near the Potomac River as a symbol of friendship between the two nations.
An indoor vegetable factory in Japan produces up to 10,000 heads of lettuce per day…
An indoor vegetable factory in Japan produces up to 10,000 heads of lettuce per day and uses just 1% of the amount of water needed for outdoor fields.
There is a small village in Japan that invented the practice…
There is a small village in Japan that invented the practice of rice paddy art whereby 4 different strains of rice are planted in a pattern so that they form a picture once the rice matures.