Call Japan

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To call a landline in Japan from the United States, simply follow these straightforward dialing tips:

• first dial 011, the U.S. exit code;
• next dial 81, the country code for Japan;
• then dial the area code (1-2 digits. See a sample calling code list below);
• and finally, dial the phone number (5–7 digits).

If you’re calling Japan from on the globe, you just need to perform the following:

• enter the exit code: It’s also referred to as the IDD code (International Direct Dialing) or ISD code (International Subscriber Dialing). For most countries, it’s 00 or +. For the USA and Canada, it’s 011;
• dialing code: Each country is assigned a unique phone code;
• area code: This is the code for a part of Japan. It’s generally a simple area or a city;
• local number: The local number you would like to call.

Here is a list of the most populated area codes and city calling codes in Japan:

• Japan consists of over 6,800 islands.
• Animated Japanese films and television shows (i.e.: Anime) account for 60% of the world’s animation-based entertainment . So successful is animation in Japan, that there are almost 130 voice-acting schools in the country.
• Raised floors help indicate when to take off slippers or shoes.
• Japanese trains are among the world’s most punctual : their average delay is just 18 seconds!
• Square watermelons are grown by Japanese farmers for easier stack and store.
• In Japan there are more pets than children.
• Japan’s birth rate is so low that adult diapers are sold more than baby diapers.
• Around 24 billion pairs of chopsticks are used in Japan each year.
• 685 kids were rushed to hospitals in Japan in 1997 after an intense pokemon episode that caused dizziness, vomiting, and seizures.
• Ronald McDonald is called Donald McDonald in Japan due to a lack of a clear ‘R’ sound in Japanese.
• They use more paper for comics than for toilet paper in Japan.
• Sometimes the trains in Japan are so crowded railway staff are employed to cram passengers inside.
• In Japan there is a train that “floats” above the tracks by magnetism, reaching 550km/h (311 mph).
• Norway introduced salmon sushi to the Japanese in the ’80s.
• Coffee is so popular in Japan that Japan imports approximately 80% of Jamaica’s annual coffee production.
• Most toilets in Japan have a built-in bidet system for spraying your backside. These are known as washlets and are now the norm in homes and nicer restrooms.
• When you use the restroom in someone’s home you may need to put on designated bathroom slippers so as not to contaminate the rest of the home.
• Noodles, especially soba (buckwheat), are slurped somewhat loudly when eaten. It has been said slurping indicates the food is delicious. The slurping also serves to cool down the hot noodles for eating.

Source:

spendlifetraveling.com/40-fun-facts-about-japan/