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Entries from 2014-01-01 to 1 year

Color Inkjet Printer = 3,454 yen ($28.78 €23.50)

I bought a Canon color printer via Amazon in November to print my new year's cards. It cost 3,454 yen ($28.78 €23.50). Currently (Dec 31), its price is 3,118 yen ($25.98 €21.21).The running cost is relatively expensive. This printer requir…

Changes in Butter Price in Tokyo

Recently the supply of butter is limited, and butter is sold out at stores. Only boxes of expensive butter are remaining at store shelves. Since the beginning of 2014, milk production in Japan was not well. And the butter production was no…

Oil plastic tank = 754 yen ($6.28 €5.13)

I bought a plastic tank for heating oil storage at Seiyu. It cost 754 yen ($6.28 €5.13). It can contain 10L of heating oil. I also bought a pump which pump up heating oil from the plastic tank to our oil fan heater. The pump cost 99 yen ($…

Average Weight of Japanese Men, 2013

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology gathers the data of men's average weight every year. The following table shows 2013 data of it. Men in 40s are the fattest. Table : Average Weight of Japanese Men, 2013 Age Num…

Oil Fan Heater = 12,480 yen ($104.00 €84.90)

This year my family bought an oil fan heater at a department store. It cost 12,480 yen ($104.00 €84.90). My wife also bought 10L of kerosene at a gas station. It cost 1050 yen ($8.75 €7.14). She brought a tank of kerosene with her bicycle …

2014 Emerging Manga in Japan

The following list shows the best selling manga which series started in 2014. Actually some of them had already published as magazine articles in 2013, but their vol.1 books were published in 2014. A publications distributor Nippan release…

Prize Money Ranking of Japan Golf Tours, 2014

Several sports news reported 2014 prize ranking of Japan men's golf tours. According to them, the prize king is Koumei Oda. He got 137 million yen ($1.1 million, 0.9 million Euro) in 2014. Table : Prize Money Ranking of Japan Men's Golf To…

Average Weight of Japanese Women, 2013

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology released 2013 data of the average weight of Japanese woman. The following table shows it. 2014 version is Average Weight of Japanese Women, 2014. Table : Average Weight of Japa…

2013 Wine Market Share in Japan

Nikkei press estimated 2013 wine market share in Japan. According to it, 363,141 kL of wine was sold in 2013. Its volume increased by 3.3% from 2012. Top supplier was Mercian (17.7%). Since 2006, Mercian is a part of Kirin Group. Kirin is …

Breakdown of Foods That Japanese People Eat

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan reported statistics on the demand and supply of food in Japan. The table below shows the yearly breakdown of 2011 data. Table : Demand and Supply of Food in Japan in 2011 Domestic pr…

Gas Fan Heater = 24,000 yen ($200.00 €163.27)

My family used to have a gas fan heater. But its cord was bitten by the hamster and the fan heater was broken. We bought a new gas fan heater for 24,000 yen ($200.00 €163.27) at a department store. Images below are the cord bitten by the h…

2013 Gasoline Market Share in Japan

Nikkei press estimated 2013 gasoline market share in Japan. According to it, 5.542 million kL gasoline was sold in Japan, in 2013. The sales volume decreased by 1.8% from 2012. JX Nippon Oil & Energy "ENEOS" was the top supplier (34%). The…

How Accurate is the Weather Forecast in Japan?

Japan Meteorological Agency publishes the result of their weather forecasts. It is the percentage of right forecasting cases. The below is the average percentage of the right forecasts which predicted a chance of rain (data in 1992 - 2013)…

Ice Cream Market Share in Japan, 2013

Nikkei press reported 2013 ice cream market share in Japan. According to it, 433 billion yen sales were recorded in 2013 financial year. The sales amount increased by 3.6% from 2012. The top supplier was Lotte (17.2%). Figure : Ice Cream M…

Top 10 most wanted Christmas gifts for kids in Japan, 2014

The following shows the list of Christmas gifts which Japanese kids want to get. An amusement park Kidzania asked their customers what gift they want for Christmas, and published the result.The most popular gift is Yo-Kai Watch game soft, …

What Causes Kids Accidental Ingestions in Japan, 2012

Sometimes kids eat foreign objects such as a cigarette or a battery. Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare is collecting reports of accidental ingestion cases from some contracted hospitals and Japan Poison Information Center. In 2012, th…

Result of Nationwide Physical Performance Test by Prefecture in Japan, 2014

Yesterday I posted the data of the nationwide physical performance test. But I realized it was the last year's data. Today I post this year's data. This year, Fukui prefecture has the highest performance scores in all four categories (5th …

Result of Nationwide Physical Performance Test by Prefecture in Japan, 2013

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology released the result of 2013 national physical performance test. Its target students are 5th grade of elementary school (10-11 years old), and 2nd grade (8th grade) of junior hi…

Changes in Population of Tokyo 23 Wards, 1935-2010

Tokyo 23 Wards area has 621 km2. Currently 9 million people live in there, including myself. The below shows the changes in population of Tokyo 23 wards from 1935 to 2010. Figure : Changes in Population of Tokyo 23 Wards, 1935-2010 Year Po…

What Causes Inhalation Accidents in Japan, 2012

Some people inhale toxic chemical accidentally. Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare is gathering reports of inhalation accidents from some contracted hospitals and Japan Poison Information Center. In 2012, the ministry gathered 1101 cas…

Protective injection for flu = 2600 yen ($21.49 €17.45)

Today my kids got protective injections (immunization shot) for flu at a clinic. It cost 2600 yen ($21.49 €17.45) for one shot. Over 13 years old person, one shot is enough to acquire immunity. Under 12 years old person, two shot are requi…

Murder Rate in Major Cities of Japan, 2012

The below is the latest data on the homicide rate in major cities in Japan in 2012. Comparing to 2011 data, the former most dangerous city Sakai went down its rank to 13th place. Former No.2 Osaka got their regular seat "the most dangerous…

Life Expectancy by Prefecture in Japan

According to 2010 statistics conducted by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the life expectancy of a Japanese person is 79.59 years for men, 86.35 years for women. The following figures show the life expectancy by prefecture in Japan…

Chocolate Market Share in Japan, 2013

Nikkei press estimated 2013 chocolate market share in Japan. According to it, the total amount 326 billion yen (2.7 billion dollars, 2.2 billion Euro) of chocolate were sold in 2013. 2013 sales were increased by 1.6% from 2012.The top supp…

Repairing a Minor Malfunction of The Bath Tub = 11,000 yen ($90.91 €73.83)

The one-push plug of the bath tub in my house was broken. The wire in the system was broke off. I asked the bath tub manufacturer to fix it. The service man came to my house and replaced the wire. It took half an hour. My wife paid 11,000 …

Whiskey Market Share in Japan, 2013

Nikkei press estimated 2013 whiskey market share in Japan. According to it, total 105,463 kL of whiskey was sold in 2013. The 2013 sales increased by 7% from 2012. A whiskey maker Suntory dominates the market. Its market share was more tha…

Top 10 Hot Springs in Japan

Some Internet sites rated which hot springs are good in Japan. I summarized their top 10 lists. The below is the result. Kusatsu is the highest rated hot spring. Nippon Travel and Kankokeizai News rated Kusatsu as No.1, Jalan gave No.2 to …

Trend of Voter Turnout in Japan House of Representatives Elections

On December 14th, we will have an election of the House of Representatives. We do not have a big issue currently, so I guess the voter turnout is going to be low (around 59%). Dec 17 update: The actual turnout was 52.66%. The following dat…

Gender Ratio by Age in Japan, 2013

In terms of newborns, the number of boy babies is larger than girl babies, and the gender (sex) ratio is 105 (boys:girls=105:100). The death rate of men is bigger than women's. So around age 50, the sex ratio becomes 100. Over 50, the wome…

Top 30 Best Selling Manga in Japan 2014

A market research company Oricon published the top 30 ranking of best selling manga titles in 2014 (data from 2013 Nov. 18 to 2014 Nov. 16). According to it, top 2 (ONE PIECE and Attack on Titan) are same as those of the 2013 ranking. Haik…

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