Emperor’s Birthday

23rd of December is Emperor’s Birthday.

He is 124th Emperor.

Official web site is below.

http://www.kunaicho.go.jp/eindex.html

Free Dry-ice vender

　When you buy ice candy or Frozen food in super market, please use the free dry-ice vender. This service is free. You ask shop assistant, they will give you token.

Gacha-Gacha (Capsule toy)

Do you know this machine?

This is Capsule toy vender that is called Gacha-Gacha.

Around 750,000 machines is in Japan, but I have no official information about this market.

Capsule toy is not only for child but also for adult, in japan.

Please try it when you visit in japan.

Blood donation BUS

 This is the blood donation bus.

Around the Japan, total 286 buses.

http://www.jrc.or.jp/english/activity/blood/

Convenience store

 In 1962, The 1^st convenience store was born.

At recently, there are 53,185 stores in Japan.

Big 3 are below.

 Seven-Eleven (17,491)

                http://www.sej.co.jp/index.html

　LOWSON(11,653)

                http://www.lawson.co.jp/index.html

　FAMILY MART(11,271)

                http://www.family.co.jp/

If you need more detail information or reports, please check below web site.

http://www.jfa-fc.or.jp/ (multi language is supported)

Questionnaire about X’mas

One of large toys company make questionnaire at X’mas.

According to this questionnaire, price of gift is around 7,000JPN.

 How about your country?

http://www.bandai.co.jp/kodomo/pdf/question225.pdf