FAST FACTS
- During WWII, Japan bombed China with fleas infected with bubonic plague.
- Japan and Russia still haven't signed a peace treaty to end World War II due to the Kuril Islands dispute.
- The number of Chinese killed by the Japanese during WWII is greater than the number of Jews killed in the Holocaust.
- Around 24 billion pairs of chopsticks are used in Japan each year.
- Black cats are considered to bring
good luck in Japan.
- There's an island in Japan that's full of rabbits.
- During WWII, Japan received Jewish refugees and rejected the resulting Nazi German protests.
- In Japan, there's a train that "floats" above the tracks by magnetism, reaching 500 km/h (311 mph).
- If you commit suicide in Japan by jumping in front of a train, the family of the deceased will be charged a disruption fee.
- Most streets in Japan have no name.
- In Japan, there's a 'Crying Sumo' contest, where wrestlers compete to see who can make a baby bawlfirst.