20 Photos That Prove Japan Is Not Like Any Other Country

1. Bus drivers in Japan were on strike but continued driving their routes while refusing to take fares from passengers

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2. Drink cans have names written in braille on the top

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3. Japanese fans stayed behind after the FIFA World Cup 2014 match to help clean up

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4. You can often find this kind of toilet in Japan. Wash your hands and reuse the water for your next flush

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5. Japan’s manhole covers are beautiful

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6. Most Japanese schools don’t have custodians. Instead, the students do the cleaning themselves as a part of showing gratitude to the school and learning how to become more productive members of society

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7. There are baby seats attached to the wall in most bathrooms

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8. I Recently Gave Birth In Japan. Here Is Some Of The Hospital Food I Ate

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9. The note in Japanese says, “I accidentally knocked over your bike and broke the bell. I am very sorry.”

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10. This is how smooth the bullet train is in Japan

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11. I dropped my shopping bag on the streets of Osaka and when I went back to look for it later that day, someone had placed it next to a tree untouched.

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12. Japanese toilets often have a button that plays white noise/water sounds so you can poop without other people hearing your business.

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13. Koi fishes even live in drainage channels in Japan

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14. Commuters in Tokyo pushed a train car to save a woman who fell and got stuck between the car and the platform

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15. Another reason why I love Japan

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16. Another great Japanese invention: umbrella lockers. So you don’t have to carry them around inside a building and nobody takes yours ‘accidentally’

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