The first foreigner to become a samurai was an African slave.
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Most streets in Japan do not have names.
6
In Japan, more adult diapers are sold than baby diapers.
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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 has the most vending machines in the world (5.52 million) which is more than the population of New Zealand.
7
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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