Japan has one of the lowest crime rates in the world.
Rice for breakfast, lunch and dinner is very common in Japan.
Japan is home to over 127 million inhabitants.
Baseball is the national sport of Japan, although football, golf, gymnastics and martial arts (sumo, judo and karate) are also quite popular.
In Japan, eating one's food noisily is a sign of appreciation, meaning that the food is good and the meal is being enjoyed!
As Japan is situated in the direction of sunrise (from the continental point of view), it has been nicknamed "land of the rising sun". The red circle on the Japanese flag symbolises the sun.
