My wife set up a decoration cake. She bought a sponge base, strawberries, objects made by chocolate, and whipped cream. Then she assembled them into the decoration cake. The cost of those materials was 1700 yen ($16.35 €11.97). Strangely m…

Yesterday, I went to Yokohama to meet with my old friends in an annual reunion. We went to an izakaya restaurant and spent 4 hours at there. It cost 7300 yen ($70.19 €51.41) per person. I usually spend 4000-5000 yen at drinking. But this t…

The list shows notable earthquakes in November of 2013 around Japan. No. 10 was the biggest, but it was not felt by human body in Japan. No tsunami was observed in November. There was no casualty fortunately. No. Date Earthquake center Ear…

The table shows the average age at first marriage in Tokyo. Year by year the average age is getting older. Year Husband Wife 1947 27.8 24.1 1948 27.8 24.2 1949 27.7 24.2 1950 27.7 24.3 1951 27.6 24.3 1952 27.7 24.4 1953 27.8 24.6 1954 27.9…

Here is the table of contents of statistics I posted. All statistics are about Japan. Please choose the category of statistics Animal Baseball Color Culture Danger Defense Demographic & Population Economy Education Electronics Energy Enter…

I bought my sneakers for 998 yen ($10.08 €7.45) at a hardware store. According to the statistics of Tokyo Metropolitan government, the average price of a pair of sports shoes is 3,378 yen. So my shoes are very cheap one. Here is a conversi…

Tokyo metropolitan government publishes "Retail price of major products in Tokyo" every month. I translated its Excel version and uploaded it on the page "Retail price of major products in Tokyo." The latest version is 2013 November versio…

I bought my underwear at Seiyu for 700 yen ($6.73 €4.93). At first I went to Uniqlo which is a common outfit store. But there were many people in stores on last Sunday and Monday (Monday was Emperor's birthday = holiday), and there was a l…

I went to Meguro Parasitological Museum with my son. It is located in the southern Tokyo. It takes 15 minutes from Meguro station (JR Yamanote-line) to the museum on foot. It displays 300 actual specimens of parasites and there is no charg…

I ate a beef stew lunch at a local restaurant for 700 yen ($6.73 €4.93). The owner of the restaurant reformed his house into his own restaurant. If he rent a space for the restaurant, he has to pay much money to the landlord. So to save hi…

In 2012, August was the most popular birth month. The following shows the number of births in Japan in 2012 by month. There are high figures in summer and fall. How is your birth month? Month Number of births Jan 87680 Feb 81469 Mar 83749 …

The following shows the number of children which Japanese married couples (have been married for more than 15 years) have. The average number of children is decreasing recently. 56.2 % couples have two kids. Year, survey conducted Number o…

The following shows the number of live births by date in Japan in 2012. It shows which birth dates are the most common. How common is your birthday? Around Jan 1st, hospitals are closed. So doctors adjust delivery timing. Rank Date Number …

Here is the ranking of salaries which head coaches of J.league (Japanese Soccer) earned in 2013 season. Japanese football season starts in spring and ends in fall. Some coaches already left from clubs. Please see Top 30 annual salaries of …

5821 people died by car accidents in Japan, 2012. Proportion of pedestrian is the biggest, 2298 walkers were killed by cars. The following shows the number of deaths by car/bike accidents. 2010 2011 2012 Pedestrian 2418 2352 2298 Bicycle r…

I bought a hamster running wheel for 800 yen ($7.84 €5.88) at a DIY shop. Usual Japanese house in Tokyo does not have big space, so a hamster and his owner live closer in the house. We can feel the hamster running at night. Running in a wh…

12 national universities/college have faculty of dentistry in Japan. Here is the ranking of them by difficulty of passing the entrance examination. Rank University University Deviation score 1 東京医科歯科大学 Tokyo Medical and Dental Univ…

Last year (2012) 21,283 persons were newly diagnosed as tuberculosis in Japan, and 2110 patients died by tuberculosis. Tuberculosis is the 26th cause of death in Japan. It is still a dangerous disease in the modern era. Here is the number …

Currently there are 80 million car drivers in Japan. The following shows the statistics of driver's license holders from 1969 to 2012. From 2009, male drivers are decreasing. Year License Holders 1969 = 100 Male % Female % 1969 24,782,107 …

1,950 counterfeit notes and 1,872 fake coins were found in 2012. Here are the statistics of counterfeit notes found by the police in recent years. 2009 2010 2011 2012 10,000 yen bill 1,966 2,427 1,157 1,457 5,000 yen bill 278 474 85 109 2,…

14 Japanese national universities have faculty of pharmacy. Here is the ranking of them by difficulty of passing the entrance examination. Students have to study in faculty of pharmacy for 6 years. Rank University University Deviation scor…

The following is the ranking of Faculty of Agriculture in Japanese national universities. The ranking is based on difficulty of passing the entrance examination. For instance, it is the hardest to pass the entrance exam of University of To…

Today I went hiking with my friends in Mt. Miura Fuji 三浦富士 and Mt. Takeyama 武山 in Miura peninsula, Kanagawa prefecture. To get to the station Keikyu-Nagasawa 京急長沢 where is the start point of the hiking course, I used Keihin-kyuko…

Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology conducts surveys about people's physical condition every year. The following shows the average weight of Japanese women in 2012. 2013 data is Average Weight of Japanes…

Many junior high school students refuse to go to school, despite going to school is compulsory in Japan. Most of absentees want to go to school, but they simply cannot. Their bodies just refused to go to school. Reason is complicated and e…

The following shows the statistics of mother's age when she delivered her baby in 2012. These are the statistics of residents in Yokohama, Japan. Most of the mothers were in 30s when she delivered her child. I think it is a common trend in…

Yesterday I posted What Hobby is Popular in Japan (2011)? The following is the same kind of statistics by genders. On both sides, "Listening music on CD" is the top. There are some differences in under No.2 hobbies between men and women. b…

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications conducts surveys about hobbies of people every 5 years. Last time they conducted the survey in 2011, then released the result in 2012. The following shows "Participants in Hobbies and Amuseme…

The following list shows the murder rate by prefecture in Japan, 2012. The numbers include attempt cases. So the numbers of actual victims are less than these numbers. Osaka is the most dangerous region in Japan. Western prefectures domina…

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare released the statistics of food poisoning by food. According to it, 11 people died by food poisoning last year (2012). The following shows the statistics. Cause Cases Patients Deaths Shell 49 583 Puff…