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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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    Most streets in Japan do not have names.
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    Mangetsu Man: Tokyo's Trash-Cleaning Superhero
    In Tokyo, there’s a self-proclaimed superhero who goes by the name Mangetsu Man. Keeping his identity secret, he wears a purple bodysuit with a large yellow smiley head. His self-described mission is to keep the city trash-free.
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    Japanese schools do not have proms.
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    The station master and operating officer at the Kishi Station, Japan, is a cat!
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    In Japan, more adult diapers are sold than baby diapers.
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    In Japan, it is tradition for husbands to get a monthly allowance from their wives.
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    Japan is the largest exporter of frog's legs.
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