Random Japan Facts

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    In Japan, watermelons are grown into the shape of a square so they are easier to stack and transport.
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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.
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    Japan: More Pets Than Children
    In Japan, there are more pets than there are children.
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    Most streets in Japan do not have names.
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    Japan's Musical Roads
    Japan's Musical Roads
    Japan has a network of "melody roads" that play music as you drive over them at the correct speed.
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    In Japan, it is tradition for husbands to get a monthly allowance from their wives.
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    Japanese Holdout
    Japanese Holdout
    After World War 2 ended in 1945, a Japanese officer named Hiroo Onoda didn't surrender and continued the war for 29 years because he didn't know that Japan had surrendered and the war was over.
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    Japan has the most vending machines in the world (5.52 million) which is more than the population of New Zealand.
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