Creative Proverbs from Japan

Creative Proverbs from...
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Brief Overview of this Country

Location: Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula

Population: 126,549,976 (July 2000 est.) - Capital: Tokyo

Ethnics Groups: Japanese 99.4%, other 0.6% (mostly Korean)

Languages: Japanese

Religions: Observe both Shinto and Buddhist 84%, other 16% (including Christian 0.7%)

Proverbs from Japan

	You can't see the whole sky through a bamboo tube.
	Time spent laughing is time spent with the gods.
	Vision with action is a daydream; action without vision is a nightmare.
	Fall seven times, stand up eight.
	Never rely on the glory of the morning or the smiles of your mother-in-law.

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