In Japan, slurping loudly while eating noodles shows that the food is delicious. It's actually considered rude not to slurp!
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The first foreigner to become a samurai was an African slave.
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Japan is the largest exporter of frog's legs.
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In Japan, more adult diapers are sold than baby diapers.
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In 1968, a car driven by bank employees was pulled over by a motorcycle cop claiming the car had been rigged with a bomb. The cop got under the car to “defuse” the device. When the car started to smoke, everybody ran. Then the “cop” just drove the car away. The 300,000,000 Yen robbery remains unsolved to this day.
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In Japan, it is tradition for husbands to get a monthly allowance from their wives.
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The Japanese, on average, are the shortest people.
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