The station master and operating officer at the Kishi Station, Japan, is a cat!
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The 1 yen coin can be used as a weight, because it weighs exactly one gram. Also, it can float on water.
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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.
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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."
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In Japan, it is tradition for husbands to get a monthly allowance from their wives.
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The Gate Tower Building skyscraper in Japan has a highway passing through its fifth, sixth and seventh floors.
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Japan is the largest exporter of frog's legs.
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