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Entries from 2015-04-01 to 1 month

Retired Numbers in NPB (Japan Baseball)

As of 2017 Jan, NPB (Japan professional baseball) has retired 17 numbers. The following is the list of retired numbers. Team No. Player Position Set on yyyy/mm/dd Yomiuri Giants 1 Sadaharu Oh 1B 1989/3/16 Yomiuri Giants 3 Shigeo Nagashima …

Tennis Uniform = 8986 yen ($76.15 €69.12)

My son belongs to a school tennis club. He bought his tennis uniform for 8986 yen ($76.15 €69.12) at the school. My son is not good at playing tennis. In the previous official match in April, he lost the game 0-6 at the first round. Here i…

Salaries of J.League FC Tokyo Players, 2015

FC Tokyo is a football club of J.League (J1 division) in Tokyo. 30 players are registered in the club. The average salary of them is 24,590,000 yen ($205,179 €191,900 £135,614). The following shows their annual salaries. Except DF Canini …

Top 10 Japanese Sake, 2015

A sake fan site Nihonshu-monogatari reports the sake ranking. They calculate the rank by their own formula. According to it, Dassai in Yamaguchi prefecture is the best sake in Japan. The below shows the top 10 list of sake. All images are …

School sweater vest = 4644 yen ($39.36 €35.72)

My daughter bought her sweater vest for 4644 yen ($39.36 €35.72) at a special shop. She wears it under her school uniform. She also bought a long sleeve sweater for 7,128 yen ($60.41 €54.83) as her school clothes. The below is a sample of …

Calligraphy brush = 1008 yen ($8.54 €7.75)

My daughter bought her calligraphy brushes for the school calligraphy class. One brush cost 1008 yen ($8.54 €7.75). She bought two brushes, so the total cost was 2016 yen. In her high school, the students learn art. There are four art cour…

Average Annual Salary by Age, in Japan, 2014

According to a survey conducted by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in 2014. A certain number of Japanese companies still have seniority rule in their salary system. Workers in 50s get highest salaries among all generations.The follo…

Average Annual Salary by Occupation, in Japan, 2014

In 2014, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare conducted a survey about workers' salaries. According to it, the most paid occupation is an airline pilot, and their average annual salary is 17,121,000 yen ($143,000 €134,000). The following…

2013 Women's Underwear Market Share in Japan

Nikkei press reported 2013 women's underwear market share in Japan. According to it, the total sales in 2013 were 352 billion yen. The top supplier was Kyoto-based Wacoal (38.2%). The runner up was Swiss-based Triumph. These two companies …

What Time Tokyo Residents Get Home From Work

Yesterday I reported the average time of coming home from work among Japanese people. The average time is 19:30 (arrival time) for men. But it was very different from my impression. I am living in Tokyo, and many workers around me do not r…

What Time Japanese People Get Home From Work

An average Japanese man gets home from work around 19:30 (arrival time). And an average Japanese woman gets home about 18:00. The survey conducted by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications in 2011 revealed it. Table : Average time…

Pen Case = 1,842 yen ($15.61 €14.17)

My daughter bought her pen case at a variety store OLYMPIA for 1,842 yen ($15.61 €14.17). Several days after, she complained that pen case did not fit her needs. And today, she bought another pen case for 1310 yen ($11.10 €10.08) at Loft. …

Girl's School Shirt = 5295 yen ($44.87 €40.73)

My daughter bought three her school shirts. The expensive one cost 5295 yen ($44.87 €40.73). She bought it at a specialized store. She bought other two shirts at Ito-Yokado. That cost 2047 yen ($17.35 €15.75) each. Now she has four shirts,…

What Time Japanese People Leave Home To Go To Work

In 2011, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications researched how Japanese people use their time. According to it, an average Japanese man leaves home to go to work around 8. And an average Japanese woman leaves home around 9. There …

2015 Salaries of J.League Head Coaches

There are three divisions in Japan Professional Football League (J.League). J1 is the top division and consists of 18 clubs. The table below shows the salaries of J1 head coaches. Nelsinho Baptista, coach of Kobe gets the highest salary. T…

What Time Do Japanese People Have Dinner?

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications conducted a survey about when people have their dinner. According to it, 90.8% of people take dinner. The average time of dinner is 19:06 on weekdays. The mode value is "18-19" (34%). The sur…

2015 Winter Anime Ranking in Japan

An amine fan site Anikore reports some anime rankings. I would like to introduce its bookmarks' ranking. Anikore sorted TV anime shows by the number of visitors' bookmarks. The No. 1 TV anime of 2015 winter season (2015 Jan- Mar) was 冴え…

High School Swimsuit = 3180 yen ($26.95 €24.46)

My daughter bought her school swimsuit for 3,180 yen ($26.95 €24.46). It is a uniform and every student wears it. She has her school swimsuit of her junior high school, but it is not allowed to use it in the senior high school. It is a str…

Train Fare Asakura to Kinugawa-Onsen = 2890 yen ($25.25 €22.92)

I visited Kinugawa-Onsen (Kinugawa hot spring) with my family in March. We used Tobu line. The ticket, Asakusa to Kinugawa-Onsen costs 2890 yen ($25.25 €22.92). It includes the basic fare and the express fee. The limited express is called …

What Time Do Japanese People Have Breakfast?

According to a survey by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 84% of Japanese people have breakfast on weekdays. The average time of having breakfast is 7:10 on weekdays. The mode value is "from 7 to 8" (43%). The survey was co…

What Time Do Japanese People Go To Bed?

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications conducted a survey about people's daily life, such as what time they get up, go to bed, or take breakfast. According to it, the average time of going to bed is 23:15 on weekdays. We do not us…

What Time Do Japanese People Get Up?

According to the statistics of Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the average time of getting up is 6:37 on weekdays among Japanese people. "From 6 to 7" is the mode value of wake-up time. The survey was conducted in 2011. Ta…

J.League Club Payrolls, 2015

Japan Professional Football League (J.League) has 18 clubs in J1 division which is the superior rank division. The total payrolls of 18 clubs are 10 billion yen ($87.5 million €80 million). The payroll of Gamba Osaka is the highest. The fo…

School Gym Uniform = 26,640 yen ($225.76 €204.92)

My daughter is going to join a senior high school this week. She bought her uniforms for P.E. classes of the high school. The set of uniforms consist of the following items. Item Yen $ Euro Training outer shirt, long sleeve 5300 $44.92 € 4…

Girl's School Shirt = 3200 yen ($26.89 €24.51)

My daughter needs her school shirts as the school uniform. We bought the long-sleeved shirt for 3200 yen ($26.89 €24.51) and the short-sleeved shirt for 2500 yen ($21.19 €19.23) at Mitsukoshi. Sample of school shirt (from Amazon) (コノミ)C…

Average Salary of J.League Players by Position, 2015

Total 516 players are registered as J.League player. Their average age is 26.51, and the average salary is 20,170,000 yen ($168,439 €154,845). The table shows the average salary of J.League players by position. Position Yen $ Euro Number o…

Top 30 annual salaries of J.League (J1 division) players in 2015

J. League stands for Japan Professional Football League. It has three divisions, J1, J2, and J3. J1 is the superior rank division. The list below shows J1 division players who get high salaries. Please see the second table for Dollar/Euro …

Number of Fatal/Severely Injured Accidents in School Physical Education Programs, in Japan

In Japan, from 1998 to 2009, 590 of fatal or severely injured accidents happened during physical education programs, including club activities. Sudden death is the biggest cause of accidents. More than half accidents were sudden deaths. "S…

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