Q&A about Japan and its culture

Many have several simple questions about Japan. Doing a search on the internet I found out what the most common questions related to Japan are and so I created this article. Here we will try to briefly answer some questions about Japan that are highly searched on Google. There are no right categories in this article, just some simple and sometimes even innocent questions that were suggested by google.

How many times has Japan won the world cup?

That's right, several people seek to know if Japan has already won the world cup, possibly football/soccer. The answer is no! Unfortunately Japan has not won any football world cup until today (2017). Below we can see a list of Japan's performance in the soccer world cup:

  • 1930 and 1934 - Did not enter
  • 1938 - Quit
  • 1950 - Banned
  • 1954 - Did not qualify
  • 1958 - Did not enter
  • 1962 - Did not qualify
  • 1966 - Did not enter
  • 1970 to 1994 - Did not qualify
  • They were eliminated without a chance to score a single point in the group stage;
  • Conseguiram a classificação para a segunda fase e foram eliminados nas oitavas-de-final pela Turquia;
  • Japan was eliminated in the first round of the 2006 World Cup;
  • Japão foi eliminado nas oitavas-de-final pelo Paraguai;
  • Foi eliminado na fase de grupos;

In 2002 Japan hosted the cup along with Korea. Japan has already won some Asian cups. In 1997 Japan won a junior world cup.

Who colonized Japan? When was Japan unified?

Japan is believed to have been colonized and occupied by human groups about 10,000 to 28,000 years ago in a pre-ceramic period. The country was first unified in the 4th century by the Yamato clan. During the history of Japan thousands of things have happened. They even conquered Korea and received various influences from India, China and Portugal.

Japan lived in constant wars between clans and had to be unified again by the influence of Oda Nobunaga who died trying to unify it and was finally successfully completed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1591. Still, only in 1868 did Emperor Meiji unify Japan. ending innumerable fiefdoms in which the country was divided.

Questions and answers about Japan

Other questions people ask

Which continent of Japan? A – Japan is located in the Far East to Northeast Asia, and is made up of four islands; Houshu, Shikoku, Kyushu and Hokkaido.

In which hemisphere is Japan located? A – Japan is located above the equator, therefore it is part of the Northern (Northern) Hemisphere. It is entirely on the eastern side of the Greenwich meridian, so it is eastern.

When does it snow in Japan? A – In some places it is practically all year round, on top of some mountains, except in summer. But all over Japan the snow starts to appear exactly in winter as it should be, in some places it is from the beginning of December to the end of March, the normal is from the end of December to the end of February.

What population of Japan? A – Around 127 million inhabitants, of which around 2 million are foreigners; Only in the region and proximity to Tokyo, 30 million are already concentrated. Despite the high number of people, the space and houses in other locations are large. Japan is completely green and full of mountains.

  • What religion in Japan? R - Shintoism and Buddhism;
  • What currency Japan? R - Yen 円 (¥‎);
  • how much does one cost ticket to japan? R - Between R$ 2000 to 6000. Average 3500 round trip;
  • How many islands does Japan have? A - About 6000 islands;
  • How many states does Japan have? R - 47 provinces;

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