10 AMAZING FACTS ABOUT JAPAN THAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW

1. In Japanese, the name "Japan" is Nihon or Nippon, which means "Land of rising sun". It was once believed that japan was the first country to see the sun rise in the East in the morning.

2. Japan consists of over 6,8000 islands.

3. Japan has more than 3,00 McDonald's restaurant, the largest number in any country outside the U.S.

4. The Japanese eat more fish than any other people in the world, about 17 Million tons per year. Japan is world's largest importer of seafood , with shrimp comprising about one third of the total, about four million tons a year.

5. The world's shortest escalator is in he basement of more's department store in Kawasaki, japan; it has only 5 steps and is 32.8 inches high.

6. Haiku poetry, which was invented in japan, consists of only three lines and is the world'd shortest poetic form.

7. Ninety percent of all mobile phones sold in japan are waterproof because youth like to use them even while showering.

8. When Japanese people meet, they traditionally bow instead of shake hands, and the lowest bow shows the deepest respect.

9. In japan, black cats are considered good luck or omens of good luck.

10. Japan is her largest automobile producer in the world, and the Japanese company Toyota is the third largest automaker in the world.