Entries from 2014-07-01 to 1 month
In last June (2014), we had 143 earthquakes which were greater than "earthquake intensity one". None of them were greater than "earthquake intensity five". No tsunami and no casualty were reported. On June 24th, there was a big earthquake …
On average, we have 105 rainy days with more than 1 mm of rainfall in Tokyo. The following figure shows the number of rainy days by year in Tokyo. In 1890 we had the most rainy days (145 days), and the number of 1943 was the least (73 days…
The table below shows the changes in cigarette price (of the common brand Seven Stars) from 1969 to 2014. Seven Stars were released to the market in 1969. Its price was 100 yen at that time. One carton of Seven Stars includes 20 cigarettes…
A bed manufacturer Paramount Bed researched people's naps in 2008. According to it, 26.3% of Japanese people take daytime naps regularly. These statistics do not include babies' naps. Figure 1: Ratio of people who take naps (n = 1450) Amon…
My daughter had to make a report about her school trip to Kyoto. I bought craft papers for the report at Seiyu. A pack of paper includes 5 sheets and its size is 390mm x 270mm. It cost 102 yen ($1.00 €0.74). Glue stick = 82 yen ($0.80 €0.5…
My daughter goes to a cram school. She has lessons of the cram school in the 6 weeks-summer-break. She goes to the cram school for 5 weeks from Monday to Saturday to study Japanese, English, math, science and social study. It costs 86400 y…
Shinsei Bank researched how much money wage-workers spend for their daily lunch. According to the research, wage-workers pay 541 yen ($5.30 € 3.95) for a lunch in average. The table below shows the changes of the average cost of wage-worke…
2013 May, the bar examination of Japan was carried. Total 2049 candidates passed the bar examination. The following shows the number of qualified persons who passed the bar examination 2013 by law school. In this post, a law school means a…
According to the research by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, 231,384 couples got divorced last year. The number of marriages was 660,594 last year. So divorce/marriage = 35%. The number of divorces is decreasing slightly these days…
The below shows the yearly amount of purchased chocolate per capita by city in Japan. Unit is gram. It is the average figure from 2011 to 2013. The survey was conducted by the Japanese government and target people were families which consi…
I visited Echigo-yuzawa, Niigata prefecture to see mountain flowers. I used Joetsu Shinkansen (Bullet Train) from Tokyo to Echigo-yuzawa. It cost 6,870 yen ($67.35 €49.78) including a peak season charge (200 yen). Following image: Joetsu S…
Here are the Worst 5 Airplane Accidents in Japan, in terms of casualties. No.5 BOAC Flight 911 In-flight breakup accident 124 Deaths Date 1966 May 5 Summary In-flight breakup Site Mount Fuji, Japan Passengers 113 Crew 11 Injuries (non-fata…
I bought molecule model cards called Moruka through the internet for 1620 yen ($15.88 €11.74). Moruka cards are scientific, educational cards. On each card molecule structure is printed. Students can learn molecule structures of 48 substan…
The following data show the penetration rate per capita of smart TV in 2013, in Japan. In this article, smart TV means a TV which can be connected to the internet. 15.7% of the residents in Japan have smart TVs. Smart TV is spread in Kanag…
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare issued the result of their survey National Livelihood Survey 2013 on July 15th. According to it, the average yearly income of Japanese households was 5,372,000 yen ($53,000 €40,000) in 2012. The media…
Japanese government predicts a huge earthquake called “Huge Nankai quake” may be coming in next 30 years. Its probability is 60-70%. The government estimates 440,000 people might die in the worst case, if Huge Nankai quake hits Japan. (App…
A government related organization, The Central Council for Financial Services Information conducts surveys about people's "financial assets" every year. According to the survey, 37.2% of single-person households do not have any financial a…
Japanese government conducts surveys about people's debts and savings. The government researchs on only the households which have more than two members. The survey does not cover single households. According to the survey in 2013, 38.7% of…
When my son goes to an all-day tennis club activity, he carries a water bottle to supply water. My wife bought a one liter potable water bottle at Seiyu for my son. It cost 1500 yen ($14.71 €10.87).
My wife bought a chocolate cake for 2207 yen ($21.64 €15.99) at a cake shop cozycorner. My daughter does not like white cream cakes, so my wife chose the chocolate cake. Its diameter is approximately 17 cm (6.7 in). Electric fan = 2052 yen…
In 2013, the average age of the first marriage in Japan was 30.9 years old for husbands, 29.3 years old for wives. In terms of men, the age of Tokyo residents was the oldest 32.2 (Red area). Prefectures next to Tokyo have high figures. The…
The data below shows damages caused by historical typhoons in Japan. In 1959 typhoon Isewan hit the populated area around Nagoya. 5000 people died by typhoon Isewan. It was the worst case. After that, Japan prepared countermeasures against…
The tables below present the number of deaths by cancer site in Japan. 31,963 stomach cancer male patients died last year (2013). The number of death by lung cancer was the highest in terms of men. But for women, intestine cancer was the t…
Japan Meteorological Agency has been recording typhoons data since 1951. According to the record, the strongest typhoon (in terms of atmospheric pressure) was Muroto 2 (Nancy). Please see also "Damages Caused by Historical Strong Typhoons …
According to the research conducted by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 12.1% of the residents in Japan had tablet PCs in 2013. The penetration rate was highest in Tokyo (18.7%), followed by Kyoto, Fukuoka. Those three regi…
I bought three cutain rails at Seiyu. One curtain rail cost 1048 yen ($10.27 €7.59). I also bought two sets of 100cm x 133cm size curtains. One curtain cost 1821 yen ($17.85 €13.19). Here is a photo of the curtain rail. I set up the curtai…
In May, Total 187 earthquakes which were larger than "earthquake intensity one" were observed. There was one earthquake bigger than earthquake intensity five (No. 4 in the table below). 15 people injured by the earthquake of No. 4. Table: …
On June 23, a large number of hamsters have been abandoned in Yoshida Park in Niigata prefecture.A woman walking in the park found abandoned 25 Djungarian hamsters which were put in 9 plastic cases. Hamster foods and water were served in t…
Mobile phone penetration rate (which includes smartphone, non-smartphone, and PHS) per capita was 71.4% in 2013. Prefecture next to Tokyo, Saitama had the highest rate 77.5%, followed by Tokyo and Kanagawa (also next to Tokyo). Northernmos…
In Japan, 1,268,432 persons died in 2013. It means that one person in a hundred dies in a year. The below shows the trend of the death rate by age in Japan. The society aged and many elderly people have become to die. So the death rate is …