Culture

Shimane Prefecture

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Shizuoka Prefecture

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Society & Culture

Japan is one of the world’s leading cultural superpowers, with some of the greatest contributions to animated film, art, fashion.

The Customer is God

It is often said that the customer is always right or even that the customer is king. The corresponding Japanese proverb says that the customer is God (in Japanese, “okyakusama wa kamisama desu”).

Tochigi Prefecture

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Tohoku

Products that occupy the top positions for exports include pharmaceuticals, rubber products, motors, etc. For imports, products such as metal ore and scraps, coal, crude oil, and raw oil are in the top positions.

Tokushima Prefecture

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Tokyo Metropolis

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Main City: Tokyo

Tottori Prefecture

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Toyama Prefecture

TOYAMA PREFECTURE Main City: Toyama Population: 1,067,000 people, ranking 37/47 prefecture (2015) [1]

Wakayama Prefecture

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Yamagata Prefecture

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Yamaguchi Prefecture

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Yamanashi Prefecture

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