In Japan, watermelons are grown into the shape of a square so they are easier to stack and transport.
108
According to a Japanese poll in the year 2000, the Japanese believe that their best invention of the twentieth century was instant noodles.
6
Sleeping on the job is acceptable in Japan. It is viewed as exhaustion from working hard. Some people fake it to look committed to their job.
57
Japanese schools do not have proms.
-21
In 2012, as phone booths become increasingly obsolete because of mobile phones, a Japanese artist has turned several booths in Osaka into aquariums.
7
Japan's capital Tokyo means "Eastern Capital".
1
In Japan, more adult diapers are sold than baby diapers.
50