Japanese work

Japanese money is called yen. Japanese people buy lots of presents. They are very polite. They bring small presents with them every time they visit friends as a way of saying “thank you.”

Only a few Japanese are farmers, but they grow most of Japan’s food. They grow rice, wheat, soybeans, tea, fruit, and vegetables. They also keep pigs and chickens.

The workers use oxen to plow the rice paddies. Rice needs lots of water to grow.

Rice is often grown on hillsides in terraces like these in Tokushima.

Huge strawberries are one of the variety of fruits grown in hothouses.

Satsumas, a kind of orange, are the most important fruit crop in Japan.

Japan has one of the largest fishing fleets in the world.

Japan’s fishermen are very successful. Most people in Japan work in offices or factories.

Oyster farms are a common sight in the Japanese islands. What can you find in oysters?