teacherJapan The very fact that Japanese people have few friends from abroad is unusual from a global viewpoint. "Very" does not seem warranted looking at this sentence in isolation. "The very fact that" implies some sort of surprising juxtaposition, an overlooked significance, that is missing here.
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teacherJapan The very fact that Japanese people have few friends from abroad is unusual from a global viewpoint.
"Very" does not seem warranted looking at this sentence in isolation. "The very fact that" implies some sort of surprising juxtaposition, an overlooked significance, that is missing here. Delete it.