Japanese chopsticks are typically longer than Chinese chopsticks.
❌. It's the other way around. Chinese chopsticks are typically longer than Japanese chopsticks.
Miso soup is made with fermented soybean paste.
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Japan has the highest life expectancy of any country in the world.
❌. While life expectancy is high, at 85.08, it is fourth behind Monaco, Hong Kong and Macau.
Japan has a rainy season in October each year.
❌ Japan's rainy season is from the beginning of June until middle of July.
Wifi was invented in Japan
❌. It was invented in Australia!
The Japanese video game company Nintendo originally made playing cards.
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In Japan, you cannot turn the camera shutter sound off when taking a picture using your phone.
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Mt Fuji is a dormant volcano
❌. Most geologists consider it to be an active volcano!
The games "Super Mario" and "The Legend of Zelda" were created by the same person
⭕️. They were created by Shigeru Miyamoto
Tokyo has the highest population of any city in the world
⭕️. 37,468,000 people live in Tokyo. The next most populous city is Delhi, at 28,514,000 people!
Most of Japan's electricity is produced by renewable sources.
❌. Like most developed countries, Japan relies predominantly on fossil fuels for its electricity production.
The "Sea of Japan" (to the west of Japan) is referred to as the "Sea of Korea" by South Korea.
❌....but South Korea claims it should be called the "East Sea"
“Hanami” is the tradition of planting cherry blossom trees.
❌. It is "flower viewing", which occurs when the cherry blossom trees are in bloom.
The Japanese government once issued a national Pokémon-themed driver’s license.
❌ Yeah nah.