What are some mind-blowing facts about Japan?
A lot of things have already been said! But I will share a few more based on my personal experiences & visits to a few Japanese corporates!Gifting is a religion there. The companies overburdened with souvenirs. a) Tokyo Stock Exchangeb) CITIZEN Factory: A famous Japanese company for Digital equipments. They welcomed with Cap, good luck charms, pen etc.c) TCS Japan: Not purely Japanese but the Japanese branch of an indian company2. Heavy reliance on Seafood / Non-Vegetarian: Being an Indian vegetarian, it can be very difficult to survive in Japan without prior preparations. A funny incident happened when one of my friends asked for vegetarian options in a hotel to which the waiter replied if “Ohh, you are pure veg! So only egg or fish will do”!It’s just a huge tuna fish-head. Nothing worth seeing :P3. Strong focus on detailing In India, we don’t really know what detailing mean. Apart from warm-seater toilets and technologically advanced traffic system, even their menus are detailed for various spice levels.4. Tokyo Stock Xchange: They must be the only stock exchange who use opposite signs. The stocks which are improving are shown in red while the falling stocks are shown in green. They have interesting reasoning for that! Want to take a guess? Comment section, please!5. Indian Food: A little bit of patriotism is necessary, right! For a risk-averse person like me who doesn’t take risk when it comes to food, I searched for Indian restaurants. I finally stumbled upon a scene in a Tokyo Hotel which was mind-blowing! India-Pakistan rivalry is well-known but who knew the two flags can be seen together on the streets of Tokyo. This restaurant was run by Shaikh Sahab, a Pakistani who got so emotional to know that I am an Indian. He offered a delicious free tandoori chicken! What more can you expect? Much love, sir! <36. Cars: The most exquisite models of cars in any country. McLaren, Porsche, Ferrari etc. you name it!It was an extremely interesting country for me to explore! I wish you all the luck for the Tokyo Olympics 2020.Last but not the least, it would be a shame to not show the beauty of Tokyo and what their cleanliness is all about.I will keep adding !Thanks for reading :) . Have a nice day!
What exactly makes the lion the king of the jungle? I’m not even sure lions are the strongest animals.
A king is not the one who works the hardest. Well, a donkey works the hardest if asked for.An actual king is the one who has the strongest influence over the similar species and yields the maximum work from the force. So does a lion!Lions have no natural predators.Tigers mark their areas. The lion lives in open country. It never follows the hunting strategy of 'ambush' like a tiger.All the members of the lion’s pride will patiently wait for the lion to have its share only then they approach the meal. Can you see the natural respect and recognition?When a lion ages and loses its dominance, a new leader is given the throne by the old lion. The pride members follow the same rules for the new leader.A typical lion sleeps almost for 16–20 hours, henceforth living a royal life of a king.The gait and mane of a matured lion gives a majestic appearance to a lion. The mane automatically acts as a natural crown for a lion.A king need not be perfect. He needs to be dominant and a lion is the one.
What unexpected thing made you smile today?
There was a fox on a roof across the street.It was huge! And dead. Obviously dead. So very disturbingly dead.I don’t have dogs, but I have cats and I know how animals with four legs sleep.Not like this.Its head was lolled back and its belly exposed. Its ears flapped. It was windy, but sunny.It was tragic and knocked me sideways to see its body.It was the size of a retriever, easily. Are foxes this large? I thought it must be a vixen, maybe pregnant. Came up to die in the sun.I had a whole narrative.Except for the part of how s/he got up there. Or why. Do foxes climb things? Wouldn’t surprise me. Amazing creatures.I went over to the neighbor’s house. They didn’t answer.I left them a note“I’m sorry, you don’t know me but there is a fox on your roof. Don’t worry, it’s dead. I think it's dead. I don’t know foxes.”Not my best writing. Left my name and number. I waited for them to enter this strange circle of mourning.After an hour or so, not hearing anything, I called my vet. He told me to wait a bit to see if it was dead. He said also I could call the Council.I called the Council. They weren’t quite sure what to do but some British version of animal control was involved.Things were in motion. Everything but the fox.Death has mass. It has so much mass that it bends spacetime fabric and pulls you into an orbit of something you can’t see and can’t leave. I felt heavy and tired and so very sad.I had to go to work. I heard nothing. I followed up. They were on it. I returned home in the early afternoon.I got home rushed upstairs and to the living room and looked out the window and …THE FOX WAS AWAKE!Awake and rested. Licking its bits and bobs. I didn’t see her leave the roof but she did.A fox got down off a roof.I removed my note from the neighbor’s door. I called the Council. I closed the circle of mourning and broke the gravity of grief.The beautiful vital vixen got down off the roof.I smiled.