In Japan, watermelons are grown into the shape of a square so they are easier to stack and transport.
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In Japan, it is tradition for husbands to get a monthly allowance from their wives.
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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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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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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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The first foreigner to become a samurai was an African slave.
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