Death Note, created by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata in 2003, is a popular manga and anime series that follows a high school student who gains the power to kill anyone whose name he writes in a special notebook.

Japanese automakers are known for their innovative and efficient manufacturing processes, including the "lean production" system pioneered by Toyota.

Japan has a game show called "Human Tetris" where contestants have to contort their bodies to fit through holes in a moving wall.