What do Doraemon, Shin Chan, Pikachu, and Mario have in common?🤔 Well, apart from being just the most loved and watched cartoon characters, they all come from Japan.🇯🇵 So, let’s learn something about the country that produces so much of entertainment.
This small country is made of four main islands and over 6,850 smaller islands.🤯 Around 12.7 crore people live in Japan. Add 1 more crore people and they will equal the population of Maharashtra.🤷♀
There is almost no immigrats in Japan. The population is 98% ethnic Japanese and so the official language of Japan is Japanese.
21% of the Japanese population is elderly,👴🏻 the highest proportion in the world. Japan has more than 50,000 people who are over 100 years old.😱
Fun Facts
👉 Japanese trains are among the world’s most punctual: their average delay is just 18 seconds! Well, we definitely need those in India.
👉 Japan encounters almost 1500 earthquakes in a year. Japan also has 60 active volcanoes.
👉 Japan’s birth rate is so low that adult diapers are sold more than baby diapers.
👉 Japanese grow square watermelons for easier stacking and storing.
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