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US forces fire bombed japan's wooden cities totally destroying 58 % of Yokohama (the size of Cleveland)
51% of Tokyo (new York) 99% Toyama (Chattanooga) 40% Nagoya (LA) killing 50-90% of the population in 67 Japanese cities BEFORE two nuclear bombs were dropped.
In 1947 Japan's constitutional democracy took effect. It was based on the practice and advocacy peace.
The emperor of Japan is officially know as "the symbol of the state and unity of the people." The emperor it was once taught in Japan, was of divine origin, a fact that has been debated.
The "separations of power" principle dividing the government into legislative, judicial, and executive branches limits the emperor's actual power. The emperor of Japan does appoint the prime minister and chief judge of the supreme court.
In 1947 Japan's constitutional democracy took effect. It was based on the practice and advocacy peace.
The emperor of Japan is officially know as "the symbol of the state and unity of the people." The emperor it was once taught in Japan, was of divine origin, a fact that has been debated.
The "separations of power" principle dividing the government into legislative, judicial, and executive branches limits the emperor's actual power. The emperor of Japan does appoint the prime minister and chief judge of the supreme court.
In 1947 Japan's constitutional democracy took effect. It was based on the practice and advocacy peace.
The emperor of Japan is officially know as "the symbol of the state and unity of the people." The emperor it was once taught in Japan, was of divine origin, a fact that has been debated.
The "separations of power" principle dividing the government into legislative, judicial, and executive branches limits the emperor's actual power. The emperor of Japan does appoint the prime minister and chief judge of the supreme court.
A 2023 government recount found that Japan has about 14,125 islands, more than double the long-cited count of 6,852.
Japan's Shinkansen "bullet train" opened in 1964, just before the Tokyo Olympics. It was the world's first high-speed rail line.
Mount Fuji is Japan's tallest mountain at 3,776 meters, and it is an active volcano. It was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2013.
Written Japanese mixes three scripts: kanji (characters borrowed from Chinese), hiragana, and katakana.
Japan consistently ranks at or near the top of the world for life expectancy, at around 84 years.
Nintendo was founded in Kyoto in 1889 to make hanafuda playing cards, nearly a century before it became a video game giant.
Japan's Kongō Gumi, a temple construction company founded in 578 CE, is one of the oldest continuously operating companies in history.
Japan has 111 active volcanoes, roughly 10% of all the active volcanoes on Earth.
Japan's imperial family is considered the oldest continuous hereditary monarchy in the world, with traditional records tracing the line back more than 1,500 years.
Hiroshima, Japan, became the first city hit by an atomic bomb, on August 6, 1945. Nagasaki was hit three days later.
Japanese macaques, known as snow monkeys, soak in natural hot springs during cold winters, and research suggests it helps lower their stress levels.
Sushi started as a way to preserve fish by packing it in fermented rice. People ate the fish and threw the rice away.
The California roll was created in North America, not Japan. Chef Hidekazu Tojo in Vancouver claims to have invented it in the 1970s, though Los Angeles chefs also claim it.
Most wasabi served outside Japan is actually horseradish dyed green, because real wasabi is expensive and hard to grow.
Salmon wasn't popular in Japanese sushi until the 1980s, when a Norwegian marketing campaign convinced Japan to try raw farmed salmon.
Eating KFC on Christmas is a popular tradition in Japan, thanks to a 1970s marketing campaign.
Ramen developed from Chinese wheat noodles, and Rairaiken, which opened in Tokyo in 1910, is often called Japan's first ramen shop.
In a 2000 Japanese poll, instant noodles were voted the greatest Japanese invention of the 20th century.
The Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum opened in Japan in 1994.
Slurping ramen is considered polite in Japan.
The four main types of ramen broth are shoyu, shio, miso, and tonkotsu.
Curry came to Japan through the British navy, and Japan's navy still traditionally eats curry on Fridays.
Japanese gyoza came from Chinese jiaozi and became popular in Japan after World War II.
The Toyota Corolla debuted in Japan in 1966 as an affordable family car and has gone through more than a dozen generations since.
The Honda Civic was introduced in 1972 and arrived in the US in 1973.
The Toyota Camry started in Japan in 1980 as the Celica Camry.
Japan's women's volleyball team, nicknamed the "Witches of the Orient," won Olympic gold in Tokyo in 1964.
Japan's Hiroji Satoh won the 1952 world championship with a sponge-covered paddle, which changed the game.
"Paris syndrome" describes the shock some visitors, especially from Japan, feel when the real Paris doesn't match their romantic expectations.
Tokyo was originally called Edo and was renamed in 1868, when it became Japan's imperial capital.
Washington, DC's famous cherry trees were a gift from the mayor of Tokyo in 1912.
Ruby Roman grapes from Japan have sold at auction for more than $10,000 a bunch.
Square watermelons are grown in boxes in Japan and are mostly used as decorations.
Miyazaki mangoes from Japan can sell for very high prices.
Hanami is the Japanese tradition of viewing cherry blossoms.
Minamata disease is mercury poisoning named after a Japanese city where industrial waste contaminated fish.
A matryomin is a theremin built inside a Russian nesting doll, created in Japan.
The Otamatone was created by the Japanese art group Maywa Denki.
Claude Monet collected Japanese prints and built a Japanese-style bridge in his garden.
Furano, on the Japanese island of Hokkaido, is famous for its lavender fields.
The chrysanthemum is the symbol of Japan's imperial family, whose throne is called the Chrysanthemum Throne.
Japanese gardeners train a single chrysanthemum plant to grow hundreds of blooms in a style called ozukuri.
The Pokémon Trading Card Game launched in Japan in 1996 and in the US in 1999.
The Sharp J-SH04, released in Japan in 2000, is generally considered the first commercially sold camera phone.
"Kamikaze," meaning "divine wind," originally referred to typhoons that wrecked Mongol invasion fleets heading to Japan in the 1200s.
Japanese surgeon Hanaoka Seishū performed surgery under general anesthesia in 1804.
Japan approved a CRISPR-edited tomato in 2021.