Did You Know These FACTS About Japan?

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[Athrel]

Snowman being made with only 2 balls in Japan finally explains why the Mario 64 snowman only had 2.

[kathystl]

I feel obligated to mention that this is the first short I've seen where the person doing the parkour is actually competent, props for not falling even once

[laserdiscisawesome]

Imagine walking down the street and seeing someone you work with/go to school with buying used panties from that vending machine

[OptimusPhillip]

To be clear, "Land of the Rising Sun" is an English interpretation of the country's name, 日本, which is composed of the kanji for "sun" and "origin". The pronunciation of this name is a little difficult to explain due to the complex history of the Japanese language, but conventionally it's pronounced _Nippon, _ though in modern times it's common to hear _Nihon_ instead. (The English "Japan" also ultimately derives from this kanji, but we got it from the Chinese, hence the different pronunciation)

[poo]

Two snow balls are a lot cute for a snowman and easy

[the_jingo]

“Vending machine selling used panties”

Ferb I know what we gonna do today

[diet_water]

“Cube shaped watermelons.”

*I never knew Japan was THIS cultured*

[justyourfriendlyneighborho]

Light must have been hella rich if he gave Ryuk all those apples

[justsomeserpentwithinterne]

In Korea, we have a word called “선진국” and it means “developed country”. However, we call Japan the “성진국” which is a play on words meaning “sexually advanced country”.

[dorwojt]

Cube watermelons are really expensive, they're mostly bought as gifts. It's for decoration, rather than easy storage

[war_fish]

"WE attacked 2 boats THEY DROPPED THE SUN ON US TWICE"

[doomepic]

Bro you made 80% of all viewers apply for a visa 💀

[aidanchan]

Fruits in Japan is basically considered luxury and families usually don’t buy them for themselves, it’s more likely to be gifts, that’s also why a lot of fruits have really fancy packaging. But fr they do taste good

[Scrongly-the-bean-terrorist]

“Japanese Snowmen have 2 balls but the rest of the world has 3”💀

[BallonEEE.]

“Land of the rising sun my ass, more like land of the falling sun.”
-B29 pilot, 1945

[GavinLiuranium]

Japan is named the land of the rising sun by the only female Chinese emperor in history, Wu Zetian. Before this, Japan used to be called Wa, which held a dual-meaning of “peace” and “dwarf”. So when a Japanese delegate visited Wu Zetian, and asked if she could rename Wa to something better, Wu Zetian thought that since Wa was to the east of China, and the east is where the sun rises from, it made sense that the place should be called the land of the rising sun. Also made sense because throughout history, the majority of East Asia was Sinocentric (even Vietnam got its modern name through its geographical relation to China; Vietnam is to the south of China, and Vietnam means “further south”) So Wu Zetian gave the name “sun’s origin” to the land in the east, and that name was transliterated through many languages and finally into English as “Japan”, which the nation is known as till today.

[xthought]

Cubic watermelons are not always a thing, they do that to increase sales
Also those "used" panties are often never sold and placed barely anywhere.

[SWITCHITUPREVIEWS]

Man I love Japan so much even the gas stations there are light years beyond what we have in idaho

[houdemon]

Japanese when they see the sun rise earlier than usual

[mAceOfHearts]

The reason Japan is called "The Land of the Rising Sun" is also because that's (almost) literally it's name. The name Nihon, or Nippon (日本), uses the kanji for sun (日) and origin (本).

A lot of Japanese place names work like this. Tokyo (東京) means East Capital, and Kyoto (京都) means Capital Metropolis (see how it has 京 in both names?). Another example would be Hokkaido (北海道), which means North Ocean Path, and Tohoku (東北), which literally just means East North. You can see how the east (東) kanji is the same one used in Tokyo, and the north (北) kanji is the same one used in Hokkaido.