Japan Names 16 Public Holidays, and the 2026 Calendar Prints 18 Days
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The Act names 16 public holidays, yet the Cabinet Office prints 18 days for 2026 and 17 for 2027. Two clauses of Article 3 make the difference.
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Japan Counts Typhoon Landfalls on Four Islands Only, Not Okinawa
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Landfall in Japan means the centre reaching Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku or Kyushu. Okinawa is left out, and its approach normal is the higher of the two.
Kanagawa’s Founding Day Is Six Months Older Than Its Name
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Kanagawa Prefecture dates its founding to 19 March 1868, six months before the name existed. It holds 33 municipalities: 19 cities, 13 towns and one village.
Japan’s Bullet Train Tops Out at 320 km/h, but Not on the Tokaido
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JR East runs at 320 km/h on the Tohoku line. JR Central prints 285 km/h, 372 trains a day and a 1.6-minute average delay on the Tokaido line.
Japan Issues Six Coins, and the Law Stops Them at 20 a Payment
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Japan's coinage runs to six denominations, and the Act makes only twenty of each legal tender in one payment. Banknotes carry no such ceiling at all.