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    The Japanese, on average, are the shortest people.
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    Tsunami Stones
    Tsunami Stones
    Around 300 ft uphill from the highest water level reached by the 2011 Tōhoku tsunami sits a centuries-old stone marker that warns: “Do not build your homes below this point!”
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    The station master and operating officer at the Kishi Station, Japan, is a cat!
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    Healthiest Place on Earth
    Healthiest Place on Earth
    Japan's Okinawa Island has more than 450 people living above the age of 100, and is known as the healthiest place on Earth.
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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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    Japan is the largest exporter of frog's legs.
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    In Japan, more adult diapers are sold than baby diapers.
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    Japan's capital Tokyo means "Eastern Capital".
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