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 Japanese, on average, are the shortest people.
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Japanese engineers were asked to redesign the front end of the Bullet Train because it carried enough speed to create a sonic boom whenever it exited a tunnel. Residents could feel the blast from miles away.
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The first foreigner to become a samurai was an African slave.
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In Japan, it is tradition for husbands to get a monthly allowance from their wives.
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In Japan, more adult diapers are sold than baby diapers.
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