Japan


General facts

Japan is a country in Asia. People from Japan are Japanese. The national language of Japan is Japanese. Japan is an archipelago. The Japanese flag has a white background with a red dot in the middle. In 2025 the population of Japan is 123,103,479 people.


Facts you'll think are strange, if you're British.

KFC is a traditional Christmas dinner in Japan. Slurping noodles is respectful. 4 is considered unlucky. They have square watermelons. Japan's main religion is 'fish'. The original geisha were men. Godzilla is a citizen of Japan. Black cats bring good luck. Tipping in Japan is rude.


Other facts

Baseball is Japans number 1 sport. Japan has bullet trains which are insanely fast. Anime comes from Japan. There are some gates in Japan that look like the pi symbol.