Recently, many pet cats in Tokyo have their own toilets/potties. According to a survey which Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Social Welfare and Public Health conducted in Tokyo during 2011-2012, 76.3% of cats have their own dedicat…

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan researches flower production every year. According to its statistics, the chrysanthemum is the most cultivated in Japan in 2012. The chrysanthemum is the flower of funeral ceremonies…

Recently high percentage of cats in Tokyo got spayed or neutered. According to a survey which Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Social Welfare and Public Health conducted in 2011-2012, more than 80% cats were neutered. The following …

Pork is common in Japan. The average yearly purchased volume per capita is 19.075 kg. It is 2.8 times of beef and 1.3 times of chicken. The table below presents the yearly purchased volume of pork by city in Japan. Unit is gram. It is the …

In Japan, beef meat is more expensive than pork. According to a survey conducted by the government, people in the western Japan buy beef much. The following shows the yearly purchased volume of beef by city in Japan. It is the average figu…

Some cat owners put a collar on the cat. According to a survey which was conducted in 2011-2012 by Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Social Welfare and Public Health, 43% of cats have collars on their necks in Tokyo. 3.5% cats have m…

According to a survey which was conducted in 2011-2012 by Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Social Welfare and Public Health, half of cats started their pet life with "were found and picked up" or "came by themselves and settled" in …

According to a survey in 2011-2012 by Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Social Welfare, 12% of households keep cat(s) in Tokyo. This portion is less than the portion of dogs (16%). Tokyo Metropolitan Government estimated there were 1…

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Social Welfare and Public Health conducted a survey in 2011-2012 about dogs in Tokyo. According to it, most owners spent 10,000 - 60,000 yen ($100-$600) for foods of dogs yearly. Food expenses (yen) …

The following table presents the yearly purchased amount of toilet paper per capita by city in Japan. Unit is yen. It is the average figure from 2011 to 2013. The survey was conducted by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and …

My office moved to new place. Then my train pass is not necessary any more. I went to a station to get a refund unused period of my train pass. Refund fee was 220 yen ($2.18 €1.56). In order to get the refund, I had to fill-in the applicat…

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has statistics of registered dogs since 1960. Registered dogs are increasing from 1960 to the present. Number of registered dogs Of which Got injection for rabies Captured stray dogs Of which returned…

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare conducts surveys of registered dogs every year. In Japan, owners have to register their dogs to the local office in order to prevent rabies. According to the survey in 2012, approximately 6,800,000 do…

According to a survey which Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Social Welfare and Public Health conducted in Tokyo during 2011-2012, 33% of dogs have their own dedicated toilets/potties, 65% of dogs excrete (poop) outdoors. Figure 1: …

According to a survey which Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Social Welfare and Public Health conducted in 2011-2012, 85% of dogs are kept indoors in Tokyo. Figure 1: Place Where Dogs Are Kept (Number of sample is 298.) I was surpri…

A dog owner has to make the dog get a protective injection for rabies every year. According to a survey which Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Social Welfare and Public Health conducted, 89% of dogs got the protective injection for …

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Social Welfare and Public Health conducted a survey about dogs and cats of pets. In Tokyo, according to the survey - Number of male dogs is almost same as the number of female dogs. - Pet shop has th…

My daughter is a junior high school student and will go on a school trip next June. It is a three day trip to Kyoto. She will go Kyoto with her 90 classmates and teachers. A travel agency reserved hotels and trains. I paid 59,800 yen ($691…

My father entered the hospital with a bowel obstruction for one week. Once he got bowel cancer and he is vulnerable to get intestinal obstruction. It was the third time he got intestinal obstruction. The cost of staying in the hospital for…

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Social Welfare and Public Health conducted a survey about dogs and cats of pets. Based on the survey, Tokyo Metropolitan Government estimated there are 600,000 dogs in Tokyo. The survey was conducted…

When we Japanese eat sushi, we go to a sushi restaurant. Besides eating-out at sushi restaurants, some people buy a pack of sushi in a store, and others prepare sushi by themselves. Generally sushi served at restaurants is the most delicio…

The following chart shows daily salt consumption per capita in Japan from 2003 to 2012. Unit is gram. Men eat more salt than women. Salt consumption is gradually decreasing. Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare recommends to reduce salt …

According to the government statistics, the average sleep length is 462 minutes (7 hours and 42 minutes). The following table shows the average sleep length of Japanese people by age. Age Minutes Hours 10～14 515 8.6 15～19 462 7.7 20～24 …

The following table presents for which type of restaurant Japanese people spent money. Unit is yen. It is the yearly average figure from 2011 to 2013. The survey was conducted by the Japanese government and target people were families whic…

From April 8th, my son will go to junior high school. We are currently preparing his goods for the school. I went to Homac which is a DIY store with my son and bought his pen case. It cost 1007 yen ($9.78 €7.14). My son wanted to have a un…

Until April 7th, my son is taking his spring break. He and my wife went to Hanayashiki Amusement Park (花やしき) this week. Hanayashiki is the oldest amusement park in Japan, located in Asakusa. Its admission fee is 1000 yen ($9.71 € 7.09)…

In Japan, four fifth households subscribe newspapers. The following table shows the statistics of "copy per household" and "population per copy". Number of Publish Population per copy Copy per household Total 46,999,468 2.69 0.86 Tokyo 5,1…

The below present the yearly purchased amount of ice cream per capita by city in Japan. Unit is yen. It is the average figure from 2011 to 2013. The survey was conducted by the Japanese government and target people were families which cons…

The following shows the yearly purchased amount of confectionery (snacks/sweets) by item in Japan. Unit is yen. It seems that ice cream is most popular. It is the average figure from 2011 to 2013. The survey was conducted by the Japanese g…

In terms of volume, the most consumed vegetable is cabbage. But from an economical perspective, tomato is the most purchased vegetable. It seems that the unit values of tomato and cucumber are high. The following table shows yearly consump…