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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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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The 1 yen coin can be used as a weight, because it weighs exactly one gram. Also, it can float on water.
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Japan's capital Tokyo means "Eastern Capital".
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In Japan, more adult diapers are sold than baby diapers.
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