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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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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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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Japanese schools do not have proms.
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The first foreigner to become a samurai was an African slave.
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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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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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