Shonen Jump, a weekly manga magazine published by Shueisha, has been a major influence on the development of anime and manga culture in Japan, and has produced many popular anime series such as Dragon Ball, One Piece, and Naruto.
Japan has more than 5 million vending machines, including ones that sell bananas, underwear, and even canned bread.
The Japanese language is written using three scripts: kanji (Chinese characters), hiragana, and katakana (both phonetic scripts).
