This year Bank of Japan prints 3 types of Japanese yen bills, 1000 yen bill, 5000 yen, and 10000 yen. Those are No. (19), (21), (22) in the list below. Bank of Japan issued many types of bills in the past. Some of them are still valid as t…

Last year 41 Japanese were killed by animals/insects. Here are the statistics of the causes of death by animals/insects. Causes Causes Number of deaths ネズミによる咬傷 bitten by mouse 0 犬による咬傷又は打撲 bitten/hit by dog 3 その他の哺…

Here is the list of notable earthquakes in September. Two persons got injured by the earthquake on September 20th. Except them there was no injured person reported. No. Date MM/DD Time Earthquake center Earthquake center Magnitude Max. of …

2015 April 1 updated: Here is the list of Japan's record holders who lived for the longest periods. Name Name Born on yyyy/mm/dd Died on yyyy/mm/dd Age 1 大川ミサヲ Misao Okawa Female 1898/3/5 2015/04/01 117 years 27 days 2 猪飼たね Tane I…

There is a homeless shelter named "Nagisa ryo" near Jonan-jima island in Oota ward, Tokyo. It opens only in winter season, and it is closed currently. Homeless person can stay during winter season without charge, if he submitted his applic…

2,465 mountain accidents were reported to the police in 2012. 249 died with the accidents. The following list shows the causes of mountain accidents in 2012, summarized by National Police Agency. Cause Cause Number of reported accidents % …

Thank you for reading University Ranking series. It is the turn of "Faculty of Literature at national universities". You can see some women's universities on the list this time. Ochanomizu University on rank 4 is also a women's university.…

Yesterday, I posted the ranking of "faculty of law". So today's menu is "faculty of economics". Generally this ranking is similar with the ranking of "faculty of law". University Deviation score 1 東京大学 The University of Tokyo 65-70 2 …

There are two types of universities in Japan; National/Public universities and Private universities. National universities are run by the government. And public universities are run by prefectures/municipalities. Private universities are r…

In Japan, tuition fee for an elementary school is maintained by tax and we do not have to pay tuition fee. But besides basic cost, we have to pay school lunch fee and supplemental materials' fee. In my case I paid 14,810 yen for my son's s…

Here is the ranking of sports which were actually played/exercised by Japanese people these days. Survey was conducted by Japanese Government in 2012. Rank Sport Sport % 1 ウォーキング・軽い体操 Walking/Light Exercise 35.2 2 ボウリング Bow…

Internet portal site goo researched popular pet in Japan. Here is the ranking of "Which pet do you want to have?" No.1 Dog Especially small dos are popular in Japan. No.2 Cat The following is Japanese cats. No.3 I do not want to have a pet…

The list shows the ranking of railway companies by passengers in Japan. It does not include JRs which are the parts of former Japan National Railway, because statictics method is different between among them. Company 2011 2010 Changes Rate…

According to the site http://www.rokko1go.jpn.org/main/material/jikoku/sokudo2011.html, the following is the list of the fastest trains by scheduled speed in Japan as of 2011. Rank Express name Express name Route Route Scheduled speed 1 JR…

Here is the coldest temperature records in Japan as of 2013 Oct. Except Mt. Fuji, all of record spots are located in Hokkaido, the northernmost place in Japan. Rank Prefecture (region) Prefecture Spot Spot Temperature deg. C Date yyyy/mm/d…

One of the diet-related site introduces interesting methods of loosing weight. Method Method How to do it 夕飯早めダイエット Eating supper in early time diet Eating supper in early evening ヨガダイエット Yoga diet キャベツダイエット Cabbag…

Here is the highest temperature records in Japan as of 2013 Oct. This year the hottest temperature was recorded. Rank Prefecture Pref. Spot Spot Temperature deg. C Date yyyy/mm/dd 1 Kochi 高知県 Ekawasaki 江川崎 41.0 2013/8/12 2 Saitama 埼…

Triumph International researched popular color of bras in Japan. They asked women "Which color bras do you have most?" If a woman has 10 pink bras and 5 black bras and 3 white bras, her answer will be "pink". The follwong is the result. Mo…

I regularly went to a dentist to check my teeth. This time several cavities were found and I got care to fix decayed teeth. I went to the dentist twice to fix one tooth. At the first session, the dentist drilled the bad tooth. Then my bad …

This year, temperature is very hot in October. It recorded the hottest temperature this week. Please see the below records by Japan Meteorological Agency. The list shows the hottest temperature recorded ever in October in Japan. Rank Pref.…

Last Saturday was an open-school day of my son's elementary school. The event of testing the school lunch was held. I signed up to attend it in advance, then I paid 280 yen ($2.89 €2.12) for it at the event. It was planned by PTA. I ate a …

The list shows the top 10 list of dream jobs which Japanese girls (pre-school girls and elementary school girls) want to be. Boy's version is Top 10 Dream Jobs of Japanese Boys. Rank Occupation Occupation Point 1 Food shop owner 食べ物屋さ…

Here is the ranking of dream jobs which Japanese boys (pre-school kids and elementary school kids) want to be. Girls' version is here. Rank Occupation point 1 Professional soccer player サッカー選手 11.7 2 Scholar/Academic doctor 学者・博…

Here is the ranking of crime rate by prefecture in Japan in 2012. Osaka is the most dangerous area in Japan. Tokyo is 5th worst. Rank Prefecture Pref. Population Reported Crime Crime Rate per 100,000 capita Kanagawa is taken as 100 1 Osaka…

I visited some school festivals of senior high schools with my son in September. School festival is an annual event. When school festival is held, senior high schools are open to public. So anyone can see school festivals without charge. C…

Here is the top 10 list of favored flowers in Japan (in 2010). No.1 Rose Suntory made blue roses with their genetic engineering. To see it, click http://www.suntorybluerose.com/. No.2 Cherry tree This is a tree of spring. No. 3 Lavender Th…

I would like to introduce an interesting site about "color" http://iro-color.com/ (in Japanese). That site conducts surveys of "your favorite color" every year. The result of 2012 survey is the following. Favorite color Point Pink 145.88 B…

The list shows the number of sumo wrestlers by their home countries, as of 2013 July. Rank Country Country Number of wrestlers 1 モンゴル Mongolia 53 2 米国 USA 31 3 ブラジル Brazil 16 4 韓国、中国、台湾 South Korea, China, Taiwan 12 7 ト…

The following list shows the number of outbound travelers from Japan, and their destinations (in 2012). Rank Country Country/Region Number 1 大韓民国 South Korea 3,518,792 2 中華人民共和国 China 3,518,200 3 アメリカ合衆国 USA (Mainland) (2…

The following list shows the number of inbound travelers from overseas who visited Japan in 2012. Rank Country/Region Country/Region Number 1 韓国 South Korea 2,042,775 2 台湾 Taiwan 1,465,753 3 中国 China 1,425,100 4 米国 USA 716,709 5 香…