Japanese schools do not have proms.
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The CEO of Japan Airlines makes $90,000 a year, less than the pilots. During an interview, he said "We in Japan learned during the bubble economy that businesses who pursue money first fail. The business world has lost sight of this basic tenet of business ethics."
9
Japan has the most vending machines in the world (5.52 million) which is more than the population of New Zealand.
7
Japan's capital Tokyo means "Eastern Capital".
1
The Japanese, on average, are the shortest people.
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The first foreigner to become a samurai was an African slave.
26
Macaques monkeys in Japan learned to steal purses and wallets, take out the coins, and use them to buy drinks and snacks from vending machines.
26
In Japan, watermelons are grown into the shape of a square so they are easier to stack and transport.
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