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How common are roaches in Japan?

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I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but roaches are very common in Japan. I actually developed a roach phobia after moving here. I had a couple of incidences of finding them unexpectedly after dark, and having them fly at me. Yes, you read that c... read more

The large, hairy and black ones are the most common in the cities of the warm Japan, but there are also smaller, brown guys in the colder areas, like Hokkaido. They are uncommon in Tokyo, though. Also, countryside of Kanto and Kyushu might have Wamon roaches — those are gigantic and brown. read more

But what people don’t look forward to is an uninvited house guest: the cockroach. While Japan is generally a clean country, it also happens to be home to some species of roaches, and they just happen to be the ones that are disgustingly big and dark, and the ones that can fly. read more

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