The first foreigner to become a samurai was an African slave.
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The Japanese, on average, are the shortest people.
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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, gambling is illegal. However, they circumvent the law by giving out prizes instead of cash, which the winner can then sell back to the establishment for cash.
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In Japan, more adult diapers are sold than baby diapers.
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The station master and operating officer at the Kishi Station, Japan, is a cat!
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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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