In Japan, watermelons are grown into the shape of a square so they are easier to stack and transport.
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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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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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In Japan, more adult diapers are sold than baby diapers.
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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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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 station master and operating officer at the Kishi Station, Japan, is a cat!
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Japanese schools do not have proms.
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