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There are 47 prefectures in Japan, 42 prefectures has a technical college for students who want to become a farmer. Students normally go there after graduating high school. The colleges are supported by the national or local governments.

In 1964, the Tokyo Ice Cream Association, now Japan Ice Cream Association, designated May 9th as "Ice Cream Day".

Normally Japanese people drink green tea without sugar. It surprised me to know there is green tea with sugar abroad.

83% red beans are grown in Hokkaido. Hokkaido is the biggest prefecture in 47 and the main area for agriculture.

The number of Japanese food restaurants is increasing overseas. In 2019, the number of overseas Japanese food restaurants reached about 156.2 thousand, an almost three fold increase from 2013.

I ate black bean as a meal when I went to Brazil. In Japan, people eat red bean a lot. Red bean is eaten ...

Now I found edible cricket powder for baking. Japanese bread maker named Pasco released bread and cakes made from crickets for a limited time last December.

People may know "Wagyu" has some connections with Japanese Beef. When I went to Australia, I looked at the word "Australian Wagyu" on a menu. It is strange for me to hear "Australian Wagyu". ‘Wa (和)’ means ‘Japanese’ and ‘Gyu(牛)’ means ‘cow’ in Japanese language.