Things you may or may not know about Japan:

• Population = 127 million people
• World's busiest station = Tokyo's Shinjuku Station which services 740,000 passengers per day
• Mobile phones = 86 million
• Number of ramen (noodle soup) restaurants = 200,000
• First signs of civilisation = 10,000 BC, known as Jomon or rope mark period, rope patterns found on early pottery
• Birth rate in Japan is amongst the lowest in the world
• Two major religious influences in Japan are Shinto and Buddhism. Most Japanese practise some rites from both religions.