The first foreigner to become a samurai was an African slave.
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Most streets in Japan do not have names.
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According to a Japanese poll in the year 2000, the Japanese believe that their best invention of the twentieth century was instant noodles.
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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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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.
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The Japanese, on average, are the shortest people.
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