Blood Types in Japan - What Your Blood Type Says About Your Personality in Japan
Blood types in Japan are treated similarly to zodiac signs. It is not uncommon for people to ask you what your blood type is in Japan, and they can also be seen being used to read fortunes. In this article, we have broken down the four blood types and what they say about you. Read on to see if you think your blood type personality assessment is accurate!
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Blood Types in Japan
In Japan, people are so obsessed with blood types that there are entrepreneurs that sell all sort of things based on blood types. There are blood type towels, blood type drinks, blood type diets, and believe it or not, they even have blood type condoms!
Blood types in Japan are seen as a stereotype--that is, if you're blood type A, you act a certain way, and if you're blood type B, then you act a different way. This might not be true all across the board, of course. People who are B types might not identify with how they are "supposed" to act, and this goes for the other types as well. But for those who aren't used to equating your personality with your blood type, figuring it out for yourself is nothing short of an interesting experience.
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Blood Type A, The Farmer
- Sensitive
- Responsible
- Thinks about details
- Considerate and empathetic
- Kind
- Shy
- Conservative
- Punctual
- Mild-mannered
- Perfectionist
- Careful
- A team player
- Peacekeeper
- Obsessed with cleanliness
- Hard working
- Stubborn
- Overcautious
- Self-cautious
Famous Type A people: Ringo Starr, Britney Spears, Soseki Natsume, Maki Nomiya, Adolf Hitler
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Blood Type B, The Hunter
- Rational
- Practical
- Independent
- Optimistic
- Passsionate
- Focus
- Creative
- Sincere
- Strong
- Quick to adapt
- Flexible thinker
- Irresponsible
- Playful
- Self-centered, not a good team player
- Master of rule breaking
- Unpredictable
- Cold and serious
Famous Type B people: Paul McCartney, Leonardo DiCaprio, Akira Kurosawa, Jack Nicholson
Blood Type AB, The Humanist
- Cool
- Rational
- Sociable, friendly
- Organised
- Empathy
- Popular
- Trustworthy
- Responsible
- Helpful
- Spiritual
- Sensitive
- Indecisive
- Unforgiving
People with blood type AB are hard to categorize. They can have characteristics on both ends of the spectrum at the same time.
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Famous Type AB people: Marilyn Monroe, John, F. Kennedy, Jackie Chan, Mao ZeDong, Ken Kitamura
Blood Type O, The Warrior
- Outgoing
- Confident
- Goal-oriented
- Ambitious
- Energetic
- Loyal
- Passionate
- Fighter
- Born leader
- Insensitive
- Arrogant
- Jealous
Famous Type O people: John Lennon, Paul Newman, Queen Elizabeth II, Elvis Presley, Crystal Kay, Sailor Moon
In Japan, about 40% of the population is type A, 30% type O, 20% type B, and 10% AB.
How blood types became linked to personalities
It all started in 1931 in Japan. Furukawa Takeji (1891-1940) proposed that there was a link between blood type and personality after working in the administration department of a high school and observing the temperamental differences between applicants. Furukawa proposed that we humans are simple beings, only requiring two personality types.
His report stated that people of blood type A were generally mild tempered and intellectual, while people of blood type B were the opposite, essentially dividing the population into the good and the bad.
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The information in this article is accurate at the time of publication.
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