Continuing my series of quirky videos about Japanese culture here’s a beautifully executed infographic introduction to the country created from a foreigner’s point of view (by Kenichi Tanaka, a Japanese designer):
Did you know that 2 in every 100 people are Japanese and that they have the longest life expectancy in the world (as well as the worst eyesight)? Besides the more common factoids, it’s interesting to see some of the worrying aspects of Japanese society addressed here – food wastage, water importing, and suicide are clearly big issues.
With 90 people killing themselves every day you have to wonder what the price of a healthy economy is…
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