My son likes stuffed toys. Several years ago he wanted to have a stuffed toy of "Kirby's Dream Land". I bought some of them. It cost 970 yen ($9.60 €6.93). The first one is Animal Kirby. It is Cook Kirby. My son also has a normal Kirby.

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare conducts surveys about health of teeth every 5 years. Last time the survey was conducted in 2011. The table shows the mean number of remaining teeth by age. Total Men Women Age group Number of subject…

The government conducts the nationwide achievement test every year. The following shows the result of the test among the 5th grade students by prefecture in 2012. Each number means the percentage of correct answers. Students in Akita are t…

Currently China suffers severe air pollution. Pollution substance PM2.5 is drifted to Korea and Japan. The following figure shows the density of PM2.5 in Tokyo during last three months. 2013 Nov - 2014 Jan. 2013 Dec - 2014 Feb. Source is M…

The list shows notable earthquakes in January 2014 in Japan. Total 152 earthquakes which were bigger than "earthquake intensity 1" were observed in January. No tsunami and no casualty were reported. No. Date Earthquake center Earthquake ce…

My wife bought gloves for smart phones at a 100 yen shop. It cost 105 yen ($1.04 €0.75). You can see the red parts in the following photo. Red part conducts electricity and the smart phone can detect finger's electricity. So the user can o…

The table below shows smoking rates in Japan. Men's rate is gradually decreasing. Women's rate stays flat. A common cigarette SevenStar costs 440 yen ($4.36 €3.14) per 20 cigarettes. In 1989 SevenStar cost only 220 yen, half of the current…

2015 version is here. The following shows the highest salaries of J.League (Japanese Soccer) top players. MVP of 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Diego Forlán Corazo joined Cerezo Osaka this season and he gets the highest salary. *P means p…

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications conducts surveys of people's "time use" every 5 years. The latest survey was taken in 2011. Many workers in the Greater Tokyo take much time to commute to work. But the average time of statis…

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology is conducting surveys about visual acuity of students every year. The following shows the result of the 2013 survey. We use the decimal type of visual acuity scales, like 2.0, …

A fan site of Tokyo Disneyland "Tokyo Disneyland Konzatsu Yoso" conducted a survey "What attraction in Tokyo Disneyland do you like?". The site released the result. According to it, the most popular attraction is Monsters, Inc. Ride & Go S…

The following shows the number of arson attacks (set on fire on purpose) in Japan (2012-2013). Ehime where is rural area is the worst. Most of high rate prefectures (Saga, Kochi, Yamanashi, Okinawa, Gunma, Tochigi) are countryside regions,…

I had a stomach pain and bought a box of stomach medicine at a pharmacy. It cost 1047 yen ($10.26 €7.64). There are several types of "over the counter medicine" in Japan. I bought a "Type-1 OTC drug". Type-1 OTC drug has the highest risk a…

The following table shows statistics of chocolate consumption in Japan. Consumption per capita is gradually increasing. Imported chocolate is rapidly increasing. Year Production in Japan (ton) Imported (ton) Exported (ton) Consumption in J…

In Japan 305,003 bicycles were stolen last year. Those are only reported cases. Some do not report incidents. Osaka is the most dangerous place. Tokyo is the 2nd unsafe. In my case, my family's bicycle was stolen from in front of our apart…

The list shows notable earthquakes in December 2013 in Japan. Total 170 earthquakes which were bigger than "earthquake intensity 1" were observed in December. No tsunami and no casualty were reported. Japan Meteorological Agency says numbe…

I bought a knife for bread for 105 yen ($1.03 €0.77) at a 100 yen shop. Men's underwear = 790 yen ($7.75 €5.77) Another shopping was for my underwear. I bought the following Heattech shirt at Uniqlo. Last time Uniqlo was very crowded and I…

The following shows the number of stolen cars in Japan. Chiba is the most dangerous place. There are many (434) dismantlement workshops in Chiba. Some of them commit illegal activities; - dismantle stolen cars, take valuable parts - pack p…

My daughter bought her school indoor shoes at a local shoe store. The school specified the dedicated shoes which the students have to buy. It costs 2500 yen ($24.51 €18.25). Comparing the shoes for elementary school (498 yen, $4.88, € 3.64…

The following shows snow records since 1946 in Tokyo, as of 2013. Year Number of snowy days Deepest record (cm) inch Deepest snow date mm/dd 1946 20 12 4.7 3/3 1947 17 17 6.7 2/15 1948 6 4 1.6 12/17 1949 8 4 1.6 3/14 1950 13 8 3.1 1/14 195…

I bought my son's school indoor shoes for 498 yen ($4.88 € 3.64) at Aeon in January. My son's elementary school days are almost over. From April he will go to junior high school. In the high school, he needs another type of indoor shoes. S…

The following shows the average monthly salary by size of business in Tokyo. It is about data of 2013 November. You have to enter into a big company to get much money. I work for a small office (30 to 99). It is sad. Size of business (numb…

The list shows how long labors work monthly in Tokyo by industry category. Industry of "accommodations, eating and drinking services" is the hardest job in terms of time. Category of industry Working days in a month Working hours in a mont…

The table below shows "number of workers in Tokyo" and "the ratio of part-time workers". Almost 70% workers are part-timers in the medical care field. Category of industry Number of Workers Total Men Women Ratio of part-timer % Ratio of pa…

The following shows the crime rate in major cities in Japan. Major cities statistics council researches these statistics every year. The latest data is for 2011. Please see Crime Rate in Major Cities 2013 also. City City Prefecture Populat…

My son and I visited Intermediatheque which is a museum displaying specimens the University of Tokyo had been collecting for many years. It is located in front of Tokyo station. No admission fee is required. My son said "Just bones". So th…

My wife bought her socks for 380 yen ($3.73 €2.77). It includes 3 pairs. Power strip = 105 yen ($1.03 €0.77) I bought a small power strip for 105 yen ($1.03 €0.77) at a 100 yen shop. It does not have a cable, just outlets. Study-aid book o…

Tokyo Metro Government reports the average of labors' monthly salary every month. The following shows the latest 2013 November statistics. If you want to know more detailed data, for instance doctor's salary or bus driver's salary, please …