Japanese Emperor Hirohito, in his radio announcement declaring the country’s capitulation to the Allies in WWII, never used the word “surrender” or “defeat” but instead stated that the “war situation has developed not necessarily to Japan’s advantage.” The Emperor spoke an ancient version of Japanese that the common folk were not familiar with. Immediately following the broadcast local government employees explained what was just said to the attendance.
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In 2018, Japan’s new cybersecurity…
In 2018, Japan’s new cybersecurity minister admitted that he never used a computer.
A Japanese rail company has…
A Japanese rail company has apologised after a train left a station 25 seconds early. The operator said, “the great inconvenience we placed upon our customers was truly inexcusable”.
The Japanese never ate salmon…
The Japanese never ate salmon sushi until the 1980s when a Norwegian businessman, hired by Norway’s government to offload excess salmon, made a deal with a Japanese company to sell the fish in its grocery stores, leading to its popularity today.
Most post-war homes…
Most post-war homes build in Japan are practically disposable: they have almost no resale value and typically last no longer than 30 years.
Japan’s Wakino Ad Company has…
Japan’s Wakino Ad Company has announced that it plans to start selling advertising space on the armpits of young women. And it’s already got a customer: a beauty treatment chain that will be advertising its underarm hair removal procedure.
Japanese football fans always…
Japanese football fans always clean up their stadium after their World Cup Finals games, a tradition stemming back to the 1998 World Cup
Johatsu is a Japanese phenomenon where…
Johatsu is a Japanese phenomenon where due to failed marriage, mounting debt, loss of work, failure etc, people just simply abandon everything and walk away from their life, disappear to live life anonymously in an off the grid world.Companies too can “reset your life”
Japan has a popular TV show…
Japan has a popular TV show called “My First Errand” where little kids are sent to do minor tasks for the family on their own while a camera crew secretly follows them.
The instant noodle was…
The instant noodle was invented during a period of food shortages in Japan following WWII. After the Japanese health ministry supplied the population with wheat flour and asked them to make bread, Momofuku Ando instead decided on making noodles (which were more familiar) that would last.